Oskar Wilde was born (Past Simple Active) in Dublin in Ireland. He went
(Past Simple Active) to university at Trinity College Dublin and Oxford and
then moved (Past Simple Active) to London.
As a young man, Wilde was brilliant and eccentric, (Past Simple Active) with
his long hair and extravagant clothes. He began (Past Simple Active) writing
poetry but most famous works are his plays, (Present Simple Active) especially
comedies like Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest
(1895) or the more serious Salome (1894).
Like his conversation, his plays were full of quick humour (Past
Simple Active) such as: 'Nowadays people know (Present Simple Active) the
price of everything and the value of nothing.'
Wilde's career was stopped (Past Simple Passive) by scandal. He was
sent (Past Simple Passive) to prison for homosexuality. When he came
(Past Simple Active) out of prison, he moved (Past Simple Active) to
Paris and died (Past Simple Active) a broken man.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel (Present
Simple Active) and is a brilliant story (Present Simple Active) about
moral decadence.