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Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde’s most popular play today, enduring thanks to its easy humor, witty dialog, and clever satire. It was also one of his more successful plays, despite its first run being prematurely ended after only 86 performances. The main characters pretend to be other people in order to escape social obligations, with the resulting confusion of identities driving the plot and the humor behind it.
Earnest also holds the sad distinction of being Wilde’s last published play. A feud with an aristocrat whose son was Wilde’s lover led to a court case revealing Wilde as a homosexual — a crime in those days, and punishable by imprisonment with hard labor.
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  • A2337768har delt en vurderingfor 7 år siden
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    😄Vildt sjov

    I thought it will be boring, but it’s not. Every speech is a quote. Fantastic!

  • Sara Hilalhar delt en vurderingsidste år
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    I loved this play it's really light and enjoyable 👏
    Especially Algy's character was very interestingly amusing. Also his aunt Agusta's morality.

  • Kaylahar delt en vurderingsidste år
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    Love this book, it’s SO funny!

Citater

  • Nadya Yurinovahar citeretfor 10 år siden
    I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
  • NEEONhar citeretfor 8 år siden
    girls never marry the men they flirt with
  • Aphridon18har citeretfor 3 år siden
    Al­gernon

    I hope to­mor­row will be a fine day, Lane.

    Lane

    It never is, sir.

    Al­gernon

    Lane, you’re a per­fect pess­im­ist.

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