Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest

Question 9 • OK-English Language Arts 12 B 34121B

Jack.

Answer

Jack confesses that he has come to the city to propose.

Jack scolds Algernon for not being romantic.

Algernon pokes fun at his friend Jack for falling in love and becoming interested in Gwendolen.

Algernon pokes fun at the fact that marriage in his society often is based on social rules, not romance.

Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest

Part 2: Literary Devices in The Importance of Being Earnest

Part 3: Characterization in The Importance of Being Earnest