Symbolism
What imaginary character symbolizes a double life?
Bunbury
Which character has multiple aliases including Ernest and Jack?
John Worthing
Where does Jack say that he originates from?
A handbag
What is one of the first themes introduced in the opening scene between Algernon and Lane?
The superiority that the wealthy hold over the poor/working class.
“Bunbury is perfectly invaluable“
-Algernon, pg. 10
What do the letters that Cecily writes to herself symbolize?
How much she desired to find love
Which character most heavily symbolizes the absurd marital expectations in the Victorian Era?
Lady Bracknell
What started the topic of Bunburying?
The cigarette case
What is the main theme of this play?
Lying
-Lady Bracknell, pg. 19
Why does Lady Bracknell interrogate John Worthing?
To see if he meets social expectations
Which character abandoned John in the handbag as an infant?
Miss Prism
Who tried to prevent the marriage between John/Jack/Ernest and Gwendolyn?
Lady Bracknell
What material characteristic is highly satirized in this play?
Greed
“I left it in the cloakroom”
-Miss Prism, pg.73
What is one of the first symbols of wealth and it’s importance that Wilde satirizes in this play?
The cucumber sandwiches
Which character‘s obsession with love emphasizes further issues in the Victorian Society?
Cecily
Who concluded the end of the poem?
Miss Prism
Which theme is depicted in the opening scene between Algernon and his butler?
Classicism
“I was forced to write your letters for you”
-Cecily, pg. 46
What does Jack‘s alias ”Ernest” and Gwendolyn’s fixation of it symbolize?
The absurd marriage culture and how fragile it is if something as simple and insignificant as a name can destroy the public image of a marriage
Which character highlights the classicism and provides temporary reality checks?
Lane (Algernon’s butler)
In what act did Algernon and John/Jack discover that they were brothers?
Act 3
What does Cecily‘s obsession with love and marriage signify?
The women in the Victorian Era being taught to form their whole life around marriage and finding a socially acceptable husband
”What nonsense, I haven’t got a brother”
-John/Jack, pg. 39