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Tag: Lady Bracknell

The Importance of Being Earnest: How does Wilde satirize the “proper” and the “moral” emphasis the Victorians are known for?

Posted on July 14, 2016 by admin

In The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Bracknell says about Algernon in Act 3, “He has nothing, but he looks everything. What more can one desire?” (Wilde, 1899, p. 2332) She seems to be saying that looks (or appearances) are more important than reality; in other words, it’s a desirable quality for a person to…

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