... is very comical. This book takes place in London, a country house I Hertfordshire, and England; the 1890's. The book is mainly about two men dealing with their alter ego's. Jack Worthing a gentleman of the Manor House, he has an alter ego named Ernest. Algernon Moncrieff, Jack's friend, has an alter ego called Bunbury. ... imaginary brother) that he is dreadfully ill, he says this to get away from the town. Jack used Ernest as his imaginary brother also. Ernest lives in Albany, and gets into the most dreadful scrapes. Thus, Jack has often been "called away" to the city to "rescue" irrep...

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• Grade Level: High School

... structured. It is a series of verbal fencing matches where all the characters are trying to make their own respective points. The story takes place in both London and the English Country Side. It all starts in Algernon's apartment in London. His friend Jack, who for reasons embodying the farcical nature of the play adopts an identity "Earnest", wants to marry his cousin Gwendolen ... . Jack proposes to Gwendolen who accepts, but her mother Lady Bracknell disapproves of his marriage proposal because Jack has no proper family. The story's plot takes twists and turns ... wrote this play, h...

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... carriage, Gwendolen!- says Lady Bracknell as she kicks out her daughter in order for her to question her fiancé. She starts off, "Do you smoke?- When Jack replies "Well, yes, I must admit I smoke- you would expect Lady Bracknell to scold him or show some sort of disapproval. But instead, she replies, "I ... am glad to hear it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind. There are far too many idle men in London as it is."" This is a perfect example of inverted logic. The readers view of the character Lady Bracknell is changing and quickly. Maybe she is not ... opinion that a ...

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• Grade Level: High School