The Importance of Being a Wit by Oscar Wilde

Jack thinks reading a private cigarette case is. Wilde, an Anglo-Irish playwright and bon vivant, was known for his acerbic wit and celebrated works, including Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, The Picture of Dorian Gray and. To recapture their freedom, the characters liberate themselves by leading double lives.įrom the play's effervescent beginnings in Algernon Moncrieff's London flat to its hilarious d nouement in the drawing room of Jack Worthing's country manor in Hertfordshire, this comic masterpiece keeps audiences breathlessly anticipating a new bon mot or a fresh twist of plot moment to moment. Algernon thinks the servant class has a responsibility to set a moral standard for the upper classes.

Rich in humor, and memorable characters, Wilde offers a captivating satire of Victorian society and its repressive values and traditions, particularly in the pursuit of love and marriage. Oscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, comic masterpieces of all time, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, in 1895. The Importance of Being Earnest is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot, but for its inspired dialogue, rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy artful conversation. In the play, Wilde satirizes Earnest to mean more than just a name. Oscar Wilde uses satire to ridicule Victorian concepts of earnestness, marriage, and female independence. The pair attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. Writing novels, poems, and essays as well, The Importance of Being Earnest was his most popular work. Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in London's St. Oscar Wildes witty tale of 1890s London, The Importance of Being Earnest, stars two bachelors, John Jack Worthing and Algernon Algy Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives.

The Importance of Being a Wit by Oscar Wilde