The “Importance of Being Earnest” is a story of full of deceit and a twisted and tangled tale about love. The story is about a man‚ named Jack that forms a fake identity to escape the country life; his false persona is named Ernest. Jack tells his family about his “brother” named Ernest and often goes to “visit him” when he needs to get away. Now‚ Ernest is in fact not a real person but a made up one. When Jack goes to the city and pretends to be Ernest‚ he goes to meet the love of his life‚ Gwendolyn
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde was first published by Leonard Smithers & Co. in London in 1899. It was later republished by Dover Thrift Editions in 1990. The story follows Mr. Jack “Earnest” Worthing as he stumbles through a rather laughable and humorous situation alongside his companion Algernon Moncrieff. Through different twists and turns‚ Algernon and Jack discover many things about honor‚ honesty‚ and above all‚ love. Many important characters aid them in their journey‚ and
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2013 Marriage is often depicted as a sacred union of love‚ communication‚ loyalty and companionship. For some it is simply a legal contract or social institution that binds two people together for a “lifetime commitment”. Oscar’s Wilde’s “The importance of being earnest”‚ deconstructs the former interpretation of marriage‚ highlighting its trivialities and the comedic journey to finding a spouse. Likewise‚ Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” suggests that marriage is not all a bed of roses by highlighting
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The Importance of Being Socially Acceptable. Often times we find ourselves living a double life at the very least and sometimes we even share multiple variations of ourselves with the world. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of being Earnest there is a strong central theme of living a dual life and then doing what is socially acceptable even when mocking the idea as the ridiculous concept that it is. From the beginning of the play Algernon Moncrieff is showcased as an irresponsible dandy who is not
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" was written by the famous Irish author‚ Oscar Wilde. The play represents Wildes late Victorian view of the aristocracy‚ marriage‚ wit‚ and social life during the early 1900’s. His characters are typical Victorian snobs who are arrogant‚ overly proper‚ formal‚ and concerned with money. Wilde portrays the women on two separate levels‚ Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are young‚ sheltered‚ and without identity‚ while Lady Bracknell is the strong adult authority figure
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English 111 28 February 2014 Humor and Conflict in The Importance of Being Earnest Comedy often uses conflict to create a dull‚ everyday situation into something exciting and people find them funny because we often laugh at the mishaps of others. When the characters’ viewpoints are extreme and exaggerated‚ it makes the situation amusing to watch and follow since things are getting crazy. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ by Oscar Wilde‚ successfully creates humorous outcomes from disagreements
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The Importance of Being Ernest is Oscar Wilde’s last and most well-known play. Since it was first performed on 14 February 1895 in London‚ the play had been a huge success in Wilde’s career and it remains in the audience’s view. Wilde uses an easy and frivolous way to reflect the realities of the Victorian society through the play. This is why he calls the play A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. One of the main themes of The Importance of Being Ernest is marriage. As the play was written in Victorian
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In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ one can predict Algernon will go to Jack’s house and that Jack and Gwendolen will not get married. First‚ one can predict that Algernon will go to Jack’s place. At the beginning of the play‚ Algernon asked Jack questions about his house. Then‚ later in the play he writes down the address Jack gives Gwendolen. In the play it states‚ “Algernon‚ who has been carefully listening‚ smiles to himself‚ and writes the address on his shirtcuff. Then
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