The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest is an absurd tale that exposes the strangeness of high-society. More specifically, it zooms in on the plight between three sets of lovers. However, the relationship between Jack and Gwendolen arguably takes center stage as they struggle to keep their hopes of marriage intact despite the interference of Lady Bracknell. If Jack and Gwendolen are going to keep their love alive, they will require help from a most unlikely source. In The Importance of Being Earnest,…

known as Earnest. While Earnst is actually his real name, he knew that he had been lying all along, until when he discovered that his father went by the same name. Wilde explains how double standard Earnst’s life and also shows how it is written out by his expectations and goals. The name ‘Earnest’ in the Victorian era of England, is known is very well known and a person bearing such a name was considered to be outstanding, and well mannered. From a psychological point of view, Earnest seeks to…

In The Importance of Being Earnest, money plays a huge part in the characters’ lives because their society believes that money is what is most important. The play is set during the Victorian age; during this period the social class system was based from poor to rich. The rich were uneducated but at the time the only thing that mattered was how wealthy he/she is. During the Victorian age; marriage is chosen by the parents of the woman, so you have no choice who you marry. Money has a big…

The Strange Importance of Identity Humans are incredibly social creatures, and strive to be their personal best so they will have a stamp of approval from society. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde this is seen clearly in both sets of works. During the Victorian era, social status was very important and determined who you were in society, it was paramount to be in the upper class of society. However,…

College, and Oxford. Leading him to become a writer of plays, novels, essays, and poems, which he is most known for today. Specifically, he was known for his novel “The Picture of Dorian Grey” and the play “The importance of Being Earnest.” Although most of his works were criticized for being…

In Act 1 of “The Importance of Being Earnest”, Wilde satirizes marriage by using travesty and to show that marriage is supposed to be a serious topic but as if it was just business. In the play, Gwendolen is talking with Jack about how important and serious marriage is but as soon and Jack asks her on impulse, she says yes. Gwendolen loves jack’s fake name that is Ernest, and that’s pretty much all she cares about. To be Earnest is to be serious and sincere which is ironic because Jack is lying…

During The Importance of Being Earnest, the idea of how each gender’s role in our culture centers throughout the whole play. During the Victorian life of this play, it is often that men have a greater amount of influence in the world than women. Usually, the men focus on political decisions, money, providing for their family, while women stay at the house and put their attention on cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the children. Also, men are treasured for their brainpower and judgment,…

Dr. Q Honors English 17/3/23 The Fundamental Actress of The Importance of Being Earnest- Dame Judi Dench “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a British comedy written by Oscar Wilde, which was transposed into a movie by the director Oliver Parker in 2002. Lady Augusta Bracknell is a dominant character which has a profound impact in both play and movie; her role is essential. She symbolizes the stereotypical upper-class woman during the Victorian Age. She is the tool through which Oscar…

and his immoral desires. To relieve his stress, Jekyll creates a concoction that isolates what he is supposed to do his desires by transforming him into an individual known as Mr. Hyde. To justify this choice, his case statement claims “… all human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil” (Stevenson, 1711). Initially, Jekyll has total control over his new form, Mr. Hyde, transforming at his own will. As the frequency of becoming Hyde increases, so does Jekyll’s sinister…

Rosalind and Celia disguising as Ganymede and Aliena, is an example of actors playing the role of a character of the opposite sex In the time of the play, women were considered passive, silent, and helpless. Rosalind’s disguise as Ganymede gives her the opportunity to explore her identity because it allows her to behave in the way that isn’t socially acceptable for women (ex. Watching the wrestling match; 1.2.131-137) Rosalind’s disguise as a man carrying weapons overpowers the “woman fear”…