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| Plot Summary of The Importance of Being Earnest |
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"Oscar Wilde's farce concerns two young men who pretend that their names are Ernest because the women they love will have no one with any other name. Jack, solid citizen in the country, pretends to be Ernest in the city where he is in love with Gwendolyn. Algernon is Jack's friend and he pretends to be Ernest in the country so that he can woo Jack's ward Cecily. Gwendolyn's aunt, Lady Bracknell refuses to let her marry Jack/Ernest because he doesn't know his family. It seems he was found as a baby in a railway station in a handbag. In the end everyone learns the importance of being earnest."
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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"Young Jack is known as two people, Ernest in the country (he poses as his brother) and Jack in the city. The plot becomes confusing when Jack and his best friend Algy are believed to have been courting the same women. Jack almost loses his lady love, since both of the girls are indignant at the deception the two men have played upon them."
Anna , Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Importance of Being Earnest |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
- imposter or lookalike
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- No single main character?
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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