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Final - 22 - The Importance of Being Earnest - 22
Final - 22 - The Importance of Being Earnest - 22
ACT 1
Direction. Do all the questions.
ACT 2&3
Direction. Choose only 3 questions.
1. How would you describe Miss Prism in term of her characterization? What is her
function in the play?
2. What seems to be the source of conflict between Cecily and Gwendolen? Do you
think the conflict is rational?
3. Who is leading double lives? What can be said about Jack and Algy when they are
trying to escape from social obligations?
4. What is Jack’s expectation of Cecily? Why is he being too hard on her? What can we say
about his role as a guardian?
5. What is seemed to be the standard concept of social respectability according to the upper
class society?
6. How did Wilde describe the concept of marriage based on the characters involved in the
play?