In the story the idea of class was demonstrated by the interaction between Lane and Algernon even though Lane was witty he did know his place as a servant and throughout the play the servants were an excellent reminder that class structure did exist. Wilde's idea of a witty servant has even spawned off into today's society with television sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel- Air and The Nanny. In these shows the class structure is inherent, but the gap between master and servant is smaller. That is one of the things that Wilde seemed to make apparent, one can have servants, but the gap between doesn't have to be that large. There can be class structure in the world, but the need for class discrimination doesn't need to be there, and another interesting critique can be made of the nobles of that time. In the Victorian period, and today's nobles exist. These are people who are of noble birth right and is only passed on from generation to generation. It is a well respected position, but the difference between the nobles of today's day and the older ones is the power that they have. In today's time the nobles have little power only respect, but in the Victorian period the power was starting to diminish but it still existed. The characters in the play who were of noble birth did indeed know how to use that power. Well when one makes a Marxist criticism it can't be solely based on the story's view of the servants, but however one needs to also look at the way the nobility are viewed. In Oscar Wilde's play he seems to make almost a mockery of the nobility. When one sees the way the nobles are portrayed one will think this is a sarcasm on the nobles, but however if one examines it closer he/she may realize this is closer to the truth than previous accounts of the nobles. In the play Oscar Wilde does not hold back in fears he would offend anyone he wrote a play to entertain, but he also did an excellent job on reflecting how the nobles are.