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![]() The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildeCliffsNotes on The Importance of Being Earnest follows Jack, a country bachelor who goes by the name Ernest when he pops into to the city; and his friend Algernon, who seeks a thrill by becoming Ernest in the country. Jack proposes to Gwendolen Fairfax while Algernon, posing as Jack's wicked brother Ernest, falls in love with Jack's ward, Cecily. Oscar Wilde was a master of social farce, and aristocratic Victorian men often provided fodder for works like The Importance of Being Earnest. Search this CliffsNote
About the AuthorWilde’s Early YearsEducation, Travel, and CelebrityMarriage and Commercial SuccessA Playwright with a Secret LifeDisaster and RuinWilde’s Last YearsAbout the PlayIntroductionBrief SynopsisList of CharactersCharacter MapSummaries and CommentariesAct I: Part 1Act I: Part 2Act II: Part 1Act II: Part 2Act IIICharacter AnalysesJohn (Jack) WorthingAlgernon (Algy) MoncrieffLady Augusta BracknellGwendolen Fairfax & Cecily CardewRev. Chasuble & Miss PrismCritical EssaysDuty and RespectabilityThe Absence of CompassionReligionPopular CultureSecret LivesPassion and MoralityCourtship and MarriagePerpetuating the Upper ClassClass ConflictStudy HelpQuizEssay QuestionsPractice Projects
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