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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781617201882
Publisher: Wilder Pubn
Published: Jan 20 2011
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's brilliantly witty comedy of manners, celebrated as one of the finest comic plays in the English language. First performed in 1895, the play is a sparkling satire of Victorian society, exposing the absurdities of social conventions, romantic pretensions, and the rigid expectations of polite society.
The story follows two young gentlemen-Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff-who each adopt false identities in order to escape social obligations and pursue romantic interests. Their elaborate deceptions soon lead to a cascade of misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and comic revelations involving the formidable Lady Bracknell and two determined young women who both insist on marrying a man named Ernest.
Wilde's play combines razor-sharp dialogue, elegant wordplay, and perfectly timed comic situations to create a masterpiece of theatrical comedy. Beneath the sparkling humor lies a subtle critique of Victorian values and social hypocrisy, making The Importance of Being Earnest both a delightful farce and a sophisticated social satire. More than a century after its debut, the play remains one of the most frequently performed and beloved works of modern theatre.
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