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This 11 page paper is a literary analysis of the Oscar Wilde play, "The Importance of Being Earnest." Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.
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This paper discusses the way in which Wilde ridicules society by making trivial matters important and important matters trivial. It relies extensively on the text of the play. Discussion The
first thing a reader or playgoer notices is that the characters seem more like types than people: the ing?nue, her friend, the country vicar and the spinster, the "man about
town," the "overbearing mother"-theyre all here. We are immediately in the world of the fantastic and dont have to worry about whether or not these people are real nor do
we have to worry about their motivations and actions. If they behave in unrealistic ways, it doesnt matter, because the characters are not realistic. Lets consider generally what they stand
for before we consider more detailed examples. Lady Bracknell, who usually steals most productions, is High Society. Her daughter Gwendolyn is a socialite and is therefore expected to marry well;
it is her career to find a suitable husband. The young men, Algernon and Jack, are attractive scoundrels who represent unsuitable men-what today we might call "bad boys." The vicar,
Dr. Chasuble, is harmless and doddering, and besotted with the governess, Miss Prism. She of course represents the spinster of the piece, and is vague and preoccupied. Finally, Cecily, another
attractive young lady and Gwendolyns country counterpart, rounds out the cast. Not for a moment would we expect to find the sort of reality here that imbues a Shakespearean tragedy,
or a classic play like "Death of a Salesman"; these people are brittle and their wit is so sharp its possible for us to cut ourselves on it. But that
is the point: Wilde is not writing about real people, but symbols, and using them to skewer his society. Lady Bracknell stands for society, and so when Wilde reveals her
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