The Importance of Being Earnest
Themes
the game with the term earnest and the name Ernest
the denunciation to the aristocratic society
impersonated by Lady Bracknell
the marriage
character
Jack Worthing
who was adopted by mr. Cardew.
Algernoon Moncrieff
Lady Bracknell's grand- daughter
Lady Bracknell
Gwendolen (Lady Bracknell'daughter)
Double personality
Jack Worthing
has invented a bad brother, Ernest, who lives in the city.
Algernoon Moncrieff
has invented an invalid friend, Bunbury, who lives in the country.
Conclusion
Lady Bracknell finds out the truth about Jack’s birth: he is the eldestson of her sister, so he is Algernoon’s brother, infact Miss Prism, Cecily governess, confesses she was a nurse at Lady Bracknell’s home and one day she put the baby in her care into a beg which she forgets in the clock-room at the station. In the end both men merry their lovers.
complications
Lady Bracknell
she refuses Jack, if he had not found any parents
Cecily and Gwendolen think they are in love with the same person, because Algernoon and Jack are pretending to be Ernest
Loves
Jack Worthing
wants to propose to Lady Bracknell’s daughter, Gwendolen
Algernoon
wants to propose to Cecily