The Importance of Being Earnest

Ans: Miss Prism, a middle-aged woman, is Cecily Cardew’s governess.

Ans: The antagonist of the play, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is Lady Bracknell.

Ans: According to Algernon, girls never marry the men they flirt with because girls don't think it right.

Ans: Miss Prism is married to Dr. Chasuble.

Ans: Gwendolin Fairfax is the only daughter of Lord and Lady Bracknell. She is a beautiful young girl.

Ans: Bunbury is the name of Algernon’s Permanent invalid friend.

Ans: Cecily Cardew is Jack’s ward who is nursed by Miss Prism.

Ans: Dr. Chasuble is the Rector of Jack’s country Parish. He has a wild passion for the unattractive Miss Prism.

Ans: Jack Worthing is 'Earnest' in the play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Ans: Jack Worthing, the protagonist of the play The Importance of Being Earnest, is a wealthy young man who is Algernon’s best friend and Cecily’s guardian.

Ans: Lady Bracknell is Gwendolen’s mother and Algernon’s aunt. She is a member of the British aristocracy.

Ans: Lane, a minor character in" The Importance of Being Earnest" is Algernon’s loyal manservant.

Ans: Miss Prism is Cecily’s governess, a nurse in Lord Bracknell’s household. She entertains romantic feelings or Dr. Chasuble.

Ans: The antagonist of the play, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is Lady Bracknell.

Ans: Jack Worthing is the lover of Gwendolen Fairfax.

Ans: Dr. Canon Chasuble is the Rector of Jack’s country Parish. He has a wild passion for Miss Prism.

Ans: According to Algernon, girls never marry the men they flirt with because girls don't think it right.

Ans: Dr. Chasuble tries to be witty by saying that he would hang upon the lips of Miss Prism if he were worthy of being her pupil.

Ans: In London city, Jack is Earnest and in the countryside, Jack is himself. Thus,Jack has a double identity.

Ans: Miss Prism committed the great blunder of not going back to her employers to report the loss of the child.

Ans: Bunburying is the assumed name of countryside where Algernon goes to visit his permanent invalid friend Bunbury

Ans: Jack's income is between seven and eight thousand pound per year.

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Ans: The revelation of Lady Bracknell is that Jack is the son of her late sister and is the elder brother of Algernon.

Ans: “The importance of Being Earnest” is a comedy of manners.

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Ans: Jack's brother Ernest died in Paris of a ‘severe chill’.

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Ans: Jack is known to Gwendolen as ‘Earnest’.

Ans: Dr. Chasuble tries to be witty by saying that he would hang upon the lips of Miss Prism if he were worthy of being her pupil.

Ans: The play ends with happy embracing—Algernon and Cecily; Jack and Gwendolen; Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble.

Ans: The play The Importance of Being Earnest ends with happy embracing of Algernon and Cecily; Jack and Gwendolen; Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble.

Ans: Cecily Cardew was twenty years old.

Ans: The hypocritical nature of Dr. Chasuble can be proved by contrasting his speech with his deeds. He talks about celibacy but marries Miss Prism.

Ans: In London city, Jack is Earnest and in the countryside, Jack is himself. Thus, Jack has a double identity.

Ans: Miss Prism committed the great blunder of not going back to her employers to report the loss of the child.

Ans: Jack calls Lady Bracknell a Gorgon behind her back.

Ans: At the end of the drama The Importance of Being Earnest, the identity of Jack as the son of Lady Bracknell’s poor sister is revealed.

Ans: Bunbury is a sick person who was invited by Algernon so that he may go down into the country whenever he feels fed up with town-life.

Ans: Jack Worthing realizes the vital importance of being “Ernest-a pun on “Earnest”.

Ans: Jack's income is between seven and eight thousand pound per year.

Ans: Miss Prism is Cecily Cardew’s governess.

Ans: Jack Worthing finally realizes the vital importance of being ‘Ernest’ which is a pun on “Earnest”.

Ans: Jack Worthing finally realizes the vital importance of being ‘Ernest’ which is a pun on “Earnest”.

Ans: ‘Earnest’ is the name that causes quarrel between Algernon and Jack.

Ans: The revelation of Lady Bracknell is that Jack is the son of her late sister and is the elder brother of Algernon.

Ans: The play “The Importance of Being Earnest” is set in London and Hertfordshire, England.

Ans: Cucumber Sandwiches ironically signifies the taste of the artificial society.

Ans: Manor House, Woolton

Ans: The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of manners.

Ans: Dr. Chasuble is a satirical portrait.

Ans: "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a comedy of manners.

Ans: Algernon’s finding an inscription inside Jack’s cigarette case addressed to ‘Uncle Jack’ from someone leads him to think Jack is leading a double life.

Ans: “The importance of Being Earnest” is a comedy of manners.

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Ans: Oscar Wilde was born on 16 October 1854 at Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Ans: Wilde won the Newdigate prize in 1874 for English Poetry with Ravenna.

Ans: Jack's brother Ernest died in Paris of a ‘severe chill’.

Ans: Wilde had his school education from Portora Royal School, Enniskillen.

Ans: Wilde attended Trinity College, Dublin and later Magadalen College, Oxford.

Ans: Cecily keeps a diary to avoid forgetting the wonderful secrets of her life.

Ans: The leather bag in which Jack as a child was placed is identified by Miss Prism as hers. Then Jack calls her his mother in a sad voice and embraces her.

Ans: Comedy of manners focuses on the activities, intrigues and amorous achievement of gay, frivolous and stylish type of young men and women. This type of comedy deals with the coarseness, immorality, faithlessness, jealousy, intrigue etc. of the upper class people.