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by Oscar Wilde

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…

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What do the aristocracy in Earnest value? How does Wilde show that Jack and Cecily have the same kinds of values?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 09, 2012 6:49 AM
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the play has been to be the about "seeing and saying, not bieng and doing".
Posted by rethabile k #239621
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 27, 2012 8:04 AM
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Who is earnest?
Posted by david o #237379
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 17, 2012 8:47 AM
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the name Earnest
Posted by kathleen l #120633
Last updated by: david o #237379 on Mar 17, 2012 8:06 AM
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what is the symbole of the tea in the play
Posted by hikmat e #237083
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 15, 2012 12:09 PM
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Who is algalnon
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Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 29, 2012 12:24 AM
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Witticisms
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 26, 2011 1:54 PM
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Prediction of the couples in the Importance of Being Earnest
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 23, 2011 9:55 PM
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in regard to her diary, Cecily tells Algernon, "You see, it is simply a very young girl's record of her own thoughts and impressions, and consequently meant for publication." (act 2) At whom is this aimed?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 11, 2011 7:42 AM
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what was the lies in act one?
Posted by jack w #186427
Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 26, 2011 12:01 AM
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assess the play as comedy and satire
Posted by adjoa m #215349
Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 25, 2011 12:06 AM
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What is the signifance of this quote: “Women only call each other sister when they have called each other a lot of other things first.”
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Last updated by: johannes t #168481 on May 09, 2011 10:29 AM
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what does algernon say about piano playing in the importance of being earnest?
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Last updated by: eleanor m #180417 on Apr 19, 2011 11:56 AM
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Mothers maiden name
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Last updated by: marion r #180143 on Apr 18, 2011 7:34 AM
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Loose ends
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Last updated by: tina f #151935 on Oct 08, 2010 5:42 PM
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I don't understand the title...
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Last updated by: coco s #17435 on Jan 31, 2009 10:39 AM
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