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THE COURAGE OF CHOICES, The Marquis accused Wilde of sodomy. The writer…
THE COURAGE OF CHOICES
Oscar Wilde had the courage to go against the rules of society and to love without limits and restrictions.
The Marquis accused Wilde of sodomy. The writer lost his case and was sentenced to two years of hard labor in Wandsworth prison
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Wilde was drawing a parallel between his own relationship with Douglas and the ancient Greek ideal of ‘Platonic love’: it is a love between men, but is not coarse or base or (merely) physical in nature.
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The court transcriptions are a testament to Wilde’s courage and unfailing, unflappable wit.
Wilde’s steadfast belief in his own sexuality, and his subsequent martyrdom for it, have made his writings vital for the homosexual community after him.
The courage of Oscar Wilde's choice to openly declare his love provided support for the gay community and for the recognition of their rights
“To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one's own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul”
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In the solitude of the prison, he decided to write Alfred a long letter which was then published under the title "DE PROFUNDIS"
It was a very tormented love: homosexuality was considered a serious crime and the lover's personality, who was spoiled and arrogant, made the already complicated relationship even more difficult.
Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, discovered the affair between the two and decided to defend his son from any accusations, moving him away from Wilde.
People like Edgar Degas advised Wilde to hide his sexual orientation in order not to arouse scandal, but the writer did not listen to them and kept going his way : :
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:<3: The great love of the Irish writer was undoubtedly Alfred Douglas (Bosie) who dated from 1891, provoking the scandal of the Victorians. :<3:
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