Oliver Goldsmith has held many professions as a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright and eccentric. His way of using words was so elegantly fluid that it abandoned him in society. His language was too advanced and his thoughts were so wise. Goldsmith wrote with confidence, which made him an excellent writer. His outstanding work is vividly displayed in his two poems, The Vicar of Wakefield and The Deserted Village. These poems illustrate the theme of domestic tragedy and joy. Goldsmith was born "November 29, 1731" according to the Library of Congress authority file (1465). Goldsmith had actually forgotten what year he was born. He was confused between 1730 and 1731. He lived in London and enjoyed life “He worked as a writer and was a friend of the artistic and literary luminaries of the time” (1465). Goldsmith made good contacts in London who later helped him shape his career. They say that perfection comes with practice: "Goldsmith became a prolific writer during the last fifteen years of his life" (1466). His lifelong hard work paid off. It has reached new heights of flawlessness. People think that only people who have a serious attitude towards their life and work can achieve what Goldsmith has. Goldsmith had a bold personality, "he was certainly the comic master of his age" (1467). This confirms that not only was Goldsmith great at what he does, but he also knew how to have more fun than ever before. In Goldsmith's time, there were poems written in Classicism and Romanticism. Poets attracted the attention of their audiences in various ways, "poets saw themselves primarily in relation to their audiences (1467)". The poets of the eighteenth century took advantage of their audience... means of paper... their daughter's suitors. Furthermore, this theme of domestic tragedy was also present in The Abandoned Village when the tranquility of the village was overtaken by money and taxes. Goldsmith presented these ideas with judgment based on the setting and events using his five senses instead of using aspects of romance. Works Cited Garbett, Ann D. The Vicar of Wakefield. Masterplots, fourth edition (2010): 1-3. Literary reference center. Web 2 March 2014Sala. Richard A. Spurgeon. Oliver Goldsmith, Critical Survet of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition, pp 1-4, Literary Reference Center, EBSCOhost, viewed March 2, 2014. Oliver Goldsmith. Ed. Hans Enzensberger and Gernard Hipskin. California: Salem Press, Inc., 2003. 1465-1465. Print.Theodore, Terry. “Oliver Goldsmith” Magill's Survey of World Literature, revised edition (2009): 1-5. Literary reference center. Network. March 2. 2014.