Oscar Wilde is possibly, after Shakespeare, the most famous dramatist in the English language. This is not due of the quality of his plays, although they are very clever and funny, but because of the scandal his relationship with a young aristocrat caused and his imprisonment. Despite his fame, he died poverty-stricken, alone and unable to see his children. (1,750 words)
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