Study Guide for The Importance of Being Earnest

This play was written in the _______ period.

Does love and the desire for it, drive many of the characters?

Jack was left on this train line

What happened to Miss Prism's 3 volume novel?

Who is the only character that had development in the play?

Who are Jack's biological parents?

Jack’s excuse for going to town

The Importance of Being Earnest is written as a

Did Oscar Wilde satire the illusion of "free choice" in marriage among the wealthy?

Satire? Marriage partners were selected based on their social status/amount of wealth not love.

Mr. Cardew gives baby Jack the surname "Worthing" because it was his own ticket destination.

The ideals of the characters are ______.

There is two main characters.

Where does Algernon meet Cecily?

Jack was found by Mr. Thomas Cardew in a

When Algernon travels and gets into mischief, he calls it

______ can rechristen, marry, bury, and encourage at a moment's notice with interchangeable sermons.

Wilde criticizes the Victorians for believing that appearance is much more important than truth.

Lady Bracknell finds Jack unworthy of her daughter because

The Rector of the church in Woolton

Jack’s ward

What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?

Which character acts as the deus ex machina in this play?

Lady Bracknell can be best characterized as

When Lady Bracknell does not feel that Jack is suitable for Gwendolen, she is acting as a

How was there satire within the title itself?

Lane is

The play relies on __________ for most of its humor

These quotes show a satire of _____ from Gwendolen & Lady Bracknell.

Our characters collectively are _______.

A short, witty statement that makes a wise comment about life is called a

Gwendolen and Cecily find out they are both engaged to 

Gwendolen is Algernon’s

"As a man sows, so shall he reep"

Language in this play is referred to as ..

Reversals in the play create logical paradoxis.

Why do Jack and Algernon wish to be christened?

Wilde takes the opportunity to satire social hierarchy of the day with many examples such as

"Were I fortunate enough to be Miss Prism's pupil, I would hang upon her lips."

What is the overall tone of the play?

A play on the multiple meanings of a word is called a

What does Wilde use to create humor in this play?

"If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life"

She feels that a man must know “everything or nothing”

Gwendolen's aristocratic attitude is revealed in this quote