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The Nightingale and the Rose (Vocabulary). 1. Looks= Apariencia. Set of characteristics or circumstances with a person or thing that appears or is presented to the eye or to the understanding. 2. Student= Estudiante. People who are dedicated to the apprehension, implementation and reading of knowledge about some science, discipline or art. 3. Garden= Jardín. Land in which ornamental plants and flowers are grown to make it a pleasant place. 4. Mountain= Montaña. Natural elevation of the high altitude terrain. 5. Life= Vida. Existence of the beings that have that property. 6. Night= Noche. Period that elapses from the time the Sun sets until it goes back out, as opposed to day. 7. True= Verdadero. That it is real, that it has a true and effective existence. 8. Love= Amor. Feeling of strong affection and inclination towards a person or thing to which all good things are desired. 9. Gallery= Galería. Part of a house or other elo
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Post 5. The nightingale and the Rose. A young man has feelings for a girl who promises to dance with him at a ball, should he bring her a red rose. The boy is upset because he doesn't have any red roses, and a nightingale overhears. The nightingale desperately tries to find a red rose, but she cannot. Eventually, she sacrifices her life, using her blood to stain a white rose red. The girl whom the boy loves changes her mind despite his offer of a red rose, as she has a better gift from another suitor. 
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Post 4. 1. Student: A loving, melancholic and dedicated boy.                   He had beautiful eyes. He was in love with a teacher's daughter and suffered for that. 2. Nightingale: A beautiful little bird.                          Curious and hardworking, he was empathic and valued love.
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Biography. Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era.  In his lifetime he wrote nine plays, one novel, and numerous poems, short stories, and essays.  Wilde was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. This doctrine is most clearly summarized in the phrase 'art for art's sake'.