The two main men in The Importance of being Earnest are Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncriff. These men have an odd, hard to explain relationship. In the start of act one we learn that these two gentlemen have been friends for quite some time. This becomes evident when the men begin discussing the cigarette case and Jack says, “Of course it’s mine. You have seen me with it hundreds of times…” (p.4) The men don’t act like typical friends however, both are very disrespectful toward the other and his views. For instance Algernon simply cannot understand why Jack would want to get married, let alone to Gwendolen. When Jack announces that he is in the city to propose to Miss Fairfax, Algernon clearly annoyed, says, “I thought you had come up for
