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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Oscar Wilde
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Themes: Morals and Morality
Themes: Love and Passion
Themes: Culture Clash
Themes: Language and Meaning
Themes: Freedom
Themes: Marriage
Themes: Earnestness
Themes: Identity
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Characters
Lady Bracknell
Algernon Moncrieff
Jack Worthing
Gwendolen Fairfax
Cecily
Miss Prism
Cecily Cardew
Dr. Chasuble
Algy
Literary Devices
Irony
Satire
Puns
Dramatic Irony
Paradox
Hyperbole
Plot
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Algernon
Jack and Gwendolyn's Marriage
Jack Worthing
Resolution
Themes
Identity
Victorian Ideals
Religion
Marriage
Homosexuality
Class
Quotes
I Do Not Approve of Anything That Tampers With Natural Ignorance. Ignorance is Like a Delicate Exotic Fruit; Touch It and the Bloom is Gone.
To Lose One Parent, Mr. Worthing, May be Regarded as a Misfortune; to Lose Both Looks Like Carelessness
Style
Satire
Comparative Analysis
Cecily vs. Gwendolyn
Genre
Comedy of Manners
Drama
Historical Context
Victorian Society
Symbolism
Food
Authorship
Oscar Wilde
