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 is a comic play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on 14 February 1895 at the St. James's Theatre in London.
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from…
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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?
