1. The importance of being Earnest
... both Cecily and Gwendolen professed great love for Jack and Algernon when they were under the guise of Ernest. The expressions of love declared by the characters in the play are superficial. The implication is that the aristocracy do not understand the meaning of true love. Towards the end of the play Lady Bracknell admits that she married her husband for money. "When I married ... Lord Bracknell I had no fortune of any kind. But I never dreamed for a moment of letting that stand in my way." (Act 3 p91) Lady Bracknell only allows the marriages of her daughter ... and nephew Algernon wh...
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- Grade Level: High School