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Oscar Wilde Essay, Research Paper

Author: Oscar Wilde Setting: Begins in a flat in London then proceeds to a manor

house in the countryside in the late 1800’s. Plot: Two men, John Jack Earnest

Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, use the deception [a Bunbury] that both their

names were Ernest, in order to secure marriage to the women they love, Gwendolen

Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Then there is the ultimate unraveling of their lies,

which still ends in their impending nuptials. Cast of Key Characters John Jack

Ernest Worthing "Bon-vivant" [Jack to Algernon 2] Algernon is asking

Jack what brought him to town. Jack has come to town to get away from his

responsibilities in the country, his ward Cecily, and to see Gwendolen, whom he

wishes to propose marriage. In order to do this he has committed the Bunbury

that he has come to see his brother, Ernest, who doesn’t exist. He wishes to

enjoy the pleasures before attending to his guardian duties. Quote: "When

one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other

people. It is excessively boring." "Curmudgeon" [Jack to Algernon

3] Jack has come to propose to Gwendolen. Which is the express reason behind his

lying about his name being Ernest. Algy feels that is business not pleasure.

Jack thinks it is utterly unromantic. Algernon says he will forget about romance

when he is married. Though Algy doesn’t know it yet when he sees Cecily he will

shed this view. Jack feels that the view Algernon has, others do also and that

is what causes the dissolution process to be born. Jack is generalizing his

cynical view of unromantic people. Quote: "The divorce court was specially

invented for people whose memories are so curiously constituted."

"Architect" [Jack to Algy 3] Algy has said it is distasteful the way

Gwendolen and Jack flirt with each other. This prompts Jack to state his

romantic intentions toward Gwendolen. Jack has a specific goal, which is to

marry Gwendolen. This is his sole purpose for coming to town. Jack is so intent

on marrying Gwendolen he has created a bunbury, the phantom brother Ernest, in

order to see her. He also lies that his name is Ernest. Quote: "I am in

love with Gwendolen. I have come to town expressly to propose to her."

"Conniver" [Jack to Algernon 4] Algernon is trying to found why there

is an inscription of the name Cecily on Jacks lighter. Jack creates the lie that

Cecily is his aunt when in actuality she is his ward. The lie beings to unravel

here because Algernon continues to question Jack. This is Jack’s Bunbury to Algy

and there are many more to come. Jack hopes that this lie will discourage any

further pursuit of his true relation, guardian, to Cecily. Quote: "Well if

you want to know Cecily happens to be my aunt." "Critic" [Jack to

Algernon 6] Jack has been trying to satisfy Algy’s fanatic questioning for the

explanation of the inscription on Jack’s cigarette case. Jack has said that he

is Ernest in town and Jack in the country. Jack is not named Ernest. It is a

phantom brother he has invented. Jack is going to explain his reason for lying

in order to come to town, but he doesn’t believe Algernon has a somber

personality to comprehend his reasons. Quote: "My dear Algy, I don’t know

whether you will be able to understand my real motives. You are hardly serious

enough." "Martyr" [Jack to Algy 6] Algy has returned the

cigarette case to Jack; now, he wishes to hear the reason Jack is Ernest in town

and Jack in the country. Jack shows his bunbury to Algy. Jack is Cecily’s

guardian that is why he is Jack in the country. In order to come to town he has

invented a wayward brother named Ernest. Jack explains his reasons for lying

about who Cecily really is and who he is to Cecily. He is essentially her

immediate forebear and must keep up social standards. It is his responsibility

to guard against any degrading of her values. Jack makes sacrifices to be

Cecily’s protector. One of his sacrifices is that he must lie in order to see

Gwendolen, whom he doesn’t see as often as he would like. Quote: "When one

is placed in the position of guardian, one has to adopt a very high moral tone

on all subjects. It’s ones duty?." "Dreamer" [Jack to Gwendolen

10] Jack is attempting to ask for Gwendolen’s hand in marriage. Gwendolen

declares her passion for him and her wishes that he had shown more of his adore

in public. When Jack remembers the day he met Gwendolen and he is telling her of

his adore for her, he stammers through his declaration with awe of her. You can

picture the star struck look in his eyes. Jack is dreaming of the time Gwendolen

will be his ownest, which occurs at the end of the play. Quote: "Miss

Fairfax, ever since I met you I have admired you more than any girl?I have

ever met since?I met you." "Caregiver" [Jack to Lady Bracknell

14] Lady Bracknell has been questioning Jack about his background in order to

determine his worthiness to marry Gwendolen. It has come out that Jack was found

in a handbag in a train station cloakroom. Lady Bracknell will not allow the

marriage unless Jack can find his parentage. It would be below social standards

and not very profitable for Gwendolen to marry someone of such origins. Jack is

questioning Lady Bracknell of what to do, because he yearns to make Gwendolen

full of zeal and must do so for his sake. Quote: "May I ask you

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