The Importance of Being Earnest

3 things of the 1st act that are trivial

oscar wilde wrote that this is a trivial pla for serious people

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Trivialities seem to support the more serious subject matter and at times are switched to be more serious. This illustrates some of the irony of Victorian society. One example is when Gwendolyn argues with Cecily over who is really the fiancé of Ernest. Gwendolen only gets angry when too much sugar is put in her tea.

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