1. The importance of being Earnest
... she has actually been engaged to him for "the last three months". Cecily had become attracted to Ernest because she had heard so much about him from her Uncle Jack, and after a period of imagined courtship they had become engaged. For both Cecily and Gwendolen it was absolutely vital that they marry men called Ernest. Gwendolen heard that her cousin Algernon had a friend called ... liars and scoundrels and the women they seduce fall in love with them regardless. The Canon performs his duties without much forethought. Lady Bracknell admits that she only married for money. The play is a s...
- Word Count: 2564
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School