Importance Of Being Earnest Essay

There are many significant differences between men and women. These differences vary from genetic makeup to the way certain things are perceived. Men perceive matters in a different way than women do as shown in Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest. In The Importance of Being Earnest men have better relationships considering women are more likely to argue with each other, because men generally don’t see matters as being earnest like women do.

Unlike Gwendolen and Cecily’s relationship, Algernon and Jack’s relationship remains positive throughout the play. In the beginning of the play Jack reveals to Algernon that his name

is Ernest in town and Jack in the country, not realizing that he is a “Bunburyist.” Questioning what a Bunburyist is, Algernon tells Jack that he will, “reveal the meaning of the incomparable expression as soon as you are kind enough to inform me why you are Ernest in town and Jack in the country” (8). After admitting this truth to Algernon, over a period of time Algernon and Jack’s relationship blossomed and continued to after they both came face-to-face with Gwendolen and Cecily. When Gwendolen began to ask Jack questions about
Initially, Gwendolen did not trust Cecily when she first saw her. She referred to Cecily as being “false and deceitful” (62). However, Cecily and Gwendolen formed a tighter bond with each other after discovering that they were both marrying men named Ernest. Feeling sorry for Cecily after she found out that Algernon was not really Ernest, Gwendolen asked Cecily, “you will call me sister, will you not?” (64). Gwendolen and Cecily’s relationship reached its pinnacle when they agreed to tell Jack and Algernon that their “Christian names are still an insuperable barrier” revoking their permission to marry them (72). Through the many ups and downs, Gwendolen and Cecily finally reached stability in their