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1. www.sparknotes.com › character › cecily-cardewThe Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew - SparkNotes

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   Cecily confesses that she’s secretly in love with Ernest—in fact, she’s constructed an entire fictional world around this romance. Her self-deception makes the opportunity easier for Algernon to exploit her fantasy but harder to wiggle out of the lie.

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2. genius.com › Oscar-wilde-the-importance-of-beingOscar Wilde – The Importance of Being Earnest (Act 2) - Genius

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   I pity any poor married woman whose husband is not called Ernest. ALGERNON But, my dear child, do you mean to say you could not love me if I had some other name? CECILY But what name?

3. www.sparknotes.com › lit › earnestThe Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew - SparkNotes

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   Why does Jack lie? Who is Cecily in love with? How does Algernon use Bunbury? How does Jack view marriage?

4. www.thoughtco.com › gwendolen-cecily-importance-of"The Importance of Being Earnest" Gwendolen and Cecily

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   Jan 30, 2019 · Similar to Gwendolen, Miss Cecily has a “girlish dream” of marrying a man named Ernest. So, when Algernon poses as Ernest, Jack’s fictional brother, Cecily happily records his words of adoration in her diary. She confesses that she has imagined that they are engaged, years before they even met.

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   Algernon and Jack pretend to be anxious to shield Cecily and Gwendolen from hearing the details of a terrible public scandal.] Twenty-eight years ago, Prism, you left Lord Bracknell’s house, Number 104, Upper Grosvenor Street, in charge of a perambulator that contained a baby of the male sex.

   • Author: Oscar Wilde

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6. www.cliffsnotes.com › literature › iAct I: Part 2 - CliffsNotes

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   Turning his thoughts to Cecily, Jack decides to kill off his "brother" Ernest with a severe chill in Paris because Cecily Cardew, his ward, is far too interested in the wicked Ernest, and as her guardian, Jack feels it his duty to protect her from inappropriate marriage suitors.

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   Can Cecily be married without Jack's permission?

   • CECILY: I don’t know, Mr. Moncrieff. Cecily consults Algernon about the new requirement set down by her guardian, Jack: She can’t be married without Jack’s permission until she reaches the age of thirty-five. Algernon’s willingness to wait years confirms Cecily’s suspicion of his ambivalence about marriage.

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   How does Algernon know Cecily is in love with Ernest?

   • Algernon knows Cecily feels fascinated by Ernest. Cecily confesses that she’s secretly in love with Ernest—in fact, she’s constructed an entire fictional world around this romance. Her self-deception makes the opportunity easier for Algernon to exploit her fantasy but harder to wiggle out of the lie. CECILY.

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   Does Miss Cecily dream about marrying Ernest?

   • Similar to Gwendolen, Miss Cecily has a “girlish dream” of marrying a man named Ernest. So, when Algernon poses as Ernest, Jack’s fictional brother, Cecily happily records his words of adoration in her diary. She confesses that she has imagined that they are engaged, years before they even met.

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   Is Cecily a silly romantic girl?

   • JACK. Oh, that is all right. Cecily is not a silly romantic girl, I am glad to say. She has got a capital appetite, goes on long walks, and pays no attention at all to her lessons. ALGERNON. I would rather like to see Cecily. JACK. I will take very good care you never do. She is excessively pretty, and she is only just eighteen [.]

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8. www.cliffsnotes.com › literature › iGwendolen Fairfax & Cecily Cardew - CliffsNotes

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   Gwendolen escapes from her dominating mother, Lady Bracknell; Cecily outwits Jack by arranging for Algernon to stay, and she also manages to escape Miss Prism to carry on a tryst with her future fiancé. The first moment Cecily meets Algernon, she firmly explains her identity with a no-nonsense reaction to his patronizing comment.