The Importance of Being Earnest
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Act 1, Part 1 Act 1, Part 2 Act 2, Part 1 Act 2, Part 2 Act 3, Part 1 Act 3, Part 2
Themes
All Themes The Art of Deception: Fact v. Fiction The Pursuit of Marriage Cash, Class, and Character Name and Identity Hypocrisy, Folly, and Victorian Morality Men and Women in Love
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Characters
All Characters Jack
Symbols
All Symbols Town and Country Bunbury Ernest Tea Service Food The Dandy Orphans and Wards Christenings Jack’s Mourning Clothes Diaries Cecily’s Love Letters Miss Prism’s Three-volume-novel Jack’s Handbag Jack’s Cigarette Case Jack’s Business Card The Coatroom at Victoria Station and The Brighton Line The Army List
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All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Irony Metaphors Mood Paradox Parody Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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All Quizzes Act 1, Part 1 Quiz Act 1, Part 2 Quiz Act 2, Part 1 Quiz Act 2, Part 2 Quiz Act 3, Part 1 Quiz Act 3, Part 2 Quiz
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The Importance of Being Earnest

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Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest: Act 1, Part 1 Quiz 9 questions

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