Couple things bothering me about this play . . .
1. Jack is marrying his first cousin.
2. At the end of the play, Cecily seems to forget all about her insistence on marrying a man named Earnest.
3. If Gwendolen is the daughter of Lord and Lady Bracknell, why is her last name Fairfax?
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The Importance of Being Earnest Study Guide & Essays
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest opened at the St. James's Theatre in London on February 14, 1895, only a month after Wilde's previous success, An Ideal Husband. The packed-in audience rollicked with laughter at the on-stage caricatures. Considered Wilde's best play, many hail it as the…
The Importance of Being Earnest study guide contains a biography of Oscar Wilde, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
- Short Summary
- About The Importance of Being Earnest
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Act I, Scene 1
- Summary and Analysis of Act I, Scene 2
- Summary and Analysis of Act II, Scene 1
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- Maxims and Masks: The Epigram in "The Importance of Being Earnest"
- Paradox through Pacing in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
- Sincere Triviality: The Comedy of Oscar Wilde
- Structural Stereotypes of the Characters in The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Institution of Marriage in Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” and Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles”
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I think Oscar Wilde is amazing with witticisms and they are so funny, even in modern day times. What do you think?
Could someone explain the title to me? What is the importance of being earnest?
Prediction of the couples in the Importance of Being Earnest
Hello all,I must write an assignment in play form to make a prediction about the married life of the two young couples in 15 years, and it is due in two days. Thus, can anyone with great imagination and inspiration help me out here? I sort of racked my brains not knowing how to start. Thanks a bunch!
