CHARACTER
What is Miss Prism's first name?
Laetitia.
Why does Jack use two names, one for the country and one for the city?
He invented a brother called Ernest with poor moral values, so he could endorse that identity when in the city. He feels he has to be role-model like in the country under his "real" name Jack for his ward's benefit.
What was placed in a pram instead of in a handbag?
Miss Prism's manuscript.
Where does the third act take place precisely?
in Jack's living room in his country house.
Who is ready to christen Jack and Algernon?
Rev. Chasuble.
What is Jack's real full name?
Ernest Moncrieff
Who had forgotten a baby in a handbag?
Miss Prism!!
What did Cecily put in Algernon's buttonhole?
a rose!
Where did Jack propose to Cecily?
He proposed in Algernon's living-room.
What does Cecily love in a man? What turns her on?
a bad boy!
Who are the new characters in Act II ?
There are three new characters: Cecily, Miss Prism and Dr Chasuble.
What stands in the way of Gwendolen and Jack's union in Act I?
- Lady Bracknell's opinion on Jack's origin and lack of parents.
- Gwendolen's love of his name, Ernest.
Give five details about the handbag in which Jack was found.
- large
- black
- in leather
- with handles
- quite ordinary
Where did Algernon propose to Cecily?
He proposed in Jack's garden, in his house in the country.
Who prefers bread and butter to tea cakes?
Gwendolen (Act II, having tea with Cecily).
How many characters in total are there in the play?
9:
John Worthing
Algernon Moncrieff
Rev. Canon Chasuble
Merriman
Lane
Lady Bracknell
Gwendolen Fairfax
Cecily Cardew
Miss Prism
What were the lies invented by Jack that became real?
- his name: Ernest
- having a brother! (Algernon turns out to be his brother)
What object do Cecily and Gwendolen have in common?
a diary.
Where was Jack found as a baby? (3 details min.)
In a handbag, in a cloak-room
at Victoria station
on the Brighton line.
Why did Cecily and Gwendolen forgive Jack and Algernon? (2 reasons min.)
- they are in love with them.
- the men were ready to face a christening!
How does the relationship between Jack and Algernon evolve?
- first they are just friends.
- then they argue because they are each responsible for revealing each other's secret identity.
- finally they discover they are brothers!
What does Algernon love eating?
cucumber sandwiches and muffins.
Why does Cecily keep a diary? (2 reasons min.)
to write her secrets, otherwise she would forget them!
to write anything that happens to her, either in reality or in her imagination!
Where is Jack's house in the country?
The Manor House, Woolton, Hertfordshire.
Why does Cecily dislike German?
It makes her look ugly.
"But I don’t like German. It isn’t at all a becoming language. I know perfectly well that I look quite plain after my German lesson."