An Introduction to The Importance Of Being Earnest

Hilary Robertson | Friday August 07, 2009

Categories: Courses, GCSE, Drama, Writing, Drama Analysis

The Importance of Being Earnest was the last play written by Oscar Wilde. Its first performance in London on 14 February 1895 also saw the start of what proved to be a massively destructive end to Wilde’s writing career and, ultimately, his life.

Characters:

Jack Worthing
Algernon
Cecily
Gwendolen
Lady Bracknell
Lane
Merriman
Miss Prism
Dr Chasuble

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An Introduction to The Importance Of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest was the last play written by Oscar Wilde. Its first performance in London on 14 February 1895 also saw the start of what proved to be a massively destructive end to Wilde’s writing career and, ultimately, his life.

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