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* * * * * * * * The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde D na The Importance of Being Earnest: Introduction Characters: John/Jack Worthing (aka Ernest Worthing): Protagonist, seemingly responsible and respectable young man with home in the countryside – friend of Algernon – discovered in a purse as a baby and adopted – guardian of Cecily – Jack’s in love with Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen – when Jack goes into the city he is known as Ernest Algernon Moncrieff: Friend of Jack – lives in the city, and uses his fake friend “Bunbury” who he claims is ill as an excuse to get out of social engagements – smart, sharp-witted, makes many humorous epigrams – takes a liking to Cecily G h The Importance of Being Earnest: Introduction Characters: Lady Bracknell: Algernon’s aunt and mother of Gwendolen – she is snobby, and she married well and expects her daughter to do the same – she is both cunning and narrow minded Gwendolen Fairfax: Lady Bracknell’s daughter and Algernon’s cousin – she is in love with Jack (who she knows as Ernest) – she is pretentious and cares about superficial issues of high society, like the way she cares about her husband’s name The Importance of Being Earnest: Introduction Characters: Cecily Cardew: Lives in Jack’s home as his “ward,” after her grandfather (the man who adopted Jack after finding him as a baby in a purse) died and left Jack in charge of Cecily – Cecily loves Ernest, Jack’s fake brother, because Jack makes Ernest sound like a “bad boy” and Cecily is fascinated with wickedness – she is the least stereotypical of all the characters in the play The Importance of Being Earnest: Introduction Algernon and Jack may look like proper young Victorian gentlemen. But each—unknown to the other— is leading a double life. The Importance of Being Earnest: Introduction Algernon has invented a sickly friend named Bunbury. When Algernon wants to escape his social obligations in London, he “goes Bunburying.” That is, he pretends to visit the ailing Bunb