CHARACTERS
What is the name of Algernon's invalid friend?
Bunbury
"I've now realized for the first time in my life the vital importance of being Earnest"
Jack
How does Algernon remember the location of Jack's house?
He writes the address down on his sleeve
Who does Jack want to marry?
Gwendolen
Who is the author of The Importance of Being Earnest?
Oscar Wilde
The rector (minister) of Jack's Estate
Who is Chasuble?
"One should always eat muffins quite calmly"
Algernon
Why does Jack arrive at his house in funeral attire?
He is pretending Ernest is dead
Why do Gwendolen and Cecily not like each other at first?
They both think they're in love with the same man
In which literary time period was this play written?
The Victorian Period
Who is responsible for losing Jack as an infant?
Miss Prism
"I don't think I would care to catch a sensible man. I shouldn't know what to talk to him about."
Cecily
Why does Prism leave Cecily alone in the garden?
She goes for a walk with Chasuble.
What is Cecily's relationship to Jack>
She is his ward
What is the play's genre? Be specific!
Satire or Comedy
Who is Cecily?
"No thank you. Sugar is not fashionable anymore."
Gwendolen
What is the breakfast food that Jack and Algernon argue over?
Muffins
How are Jack and Algernon related?
They are brothers
Marriage of convenience. Money, land, etc.
Believes that the name Ernest produces "vibrations"
Who is Gwendolen?
"Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into it do that."
Lady Bracknell
What items did Ernest "give" to Cecily upon their engagement?
A ring and a bracelet
How is Lady Bracknell related to the main male characters of the play?
She's their aunt
What do you sense between Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble?
They are in love, but they will never do anything about it
States, apologetically--and untruthfully, that there was a total lack of cucumbers at the market.
Who is Lane?
"The bag is undoubtedly mine. I am delighted to have it so unexpectedly returned to me. It has been a great inconvenience being without it all these years."
Who is Prism?
Act One begins with Algernon playing this instrument.
What is the piano?
Thomas Cardew's relationship to Cecily.
What is her grandfather?
The playwright died, poor and in terrible health, in this city.
What is Paris?