The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Oscar Wilde
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
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
Quotes
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
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Paradox
Parody
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
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