Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest
Question 17 • IC English 12 - Deering
Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. I am in love with Gwendolen. I have come up to town expressly to propose to her.Algernon. I thought you had come up for pleasure? . . . I call that business.Jack. How utterly unromantic you are!
Answer
A
Jack confesses that he has come to the city to propose.
B
Jack scolds Algernon for not being romantic.
C
Algernon pokes fun at his friend Jack for falling in love and becoming interested in Gwendolen.
D
Algernon pokes fun at the fact that marriage in his society often is based on social rules, not romance.