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1. 1895 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Oscar Wilde. Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900) - An Irish-born English poet, novelist, and playwright. Considered an eccentric, he was the leader of the aesthetic movement that advocated “art for art’s sake” and was once imprisoned for two years with hard labor for homosexual practices.
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- Oscar Wilde
- 1895
- Lady Bracknell
- " Mr, Frank Dyall
- Act L—Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half Moon Street, W
- Half Moon Street. The room is luxuriously
- Algernon.
- Algernon.
- Algernon.
- Lane.
- Lane.
- THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 3
- Lane.
- Algernon.
- Algernon.
- Jack.
- Algernon.
- Jack.
- Jack.
- Jack.
- THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 5
- Jack.
- My dear fellow, the way you flirt with Gwendolen
- thought you had come up for pleasure ? . . t
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- I have no doubt about that, dear Algy. The
- Algernon.
- Jack.
- [Advancing to table and helping himself.] And
- Algernon.
- Dver the place. In the second place, I don't give my
- Cecily ! What on earth do you mean ? What do
- Do you mean to say you have had my cigarette
- Jack.
- Algernon.
- Oh! it IS absurd to have a hard-and-fast rule
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- Algernon.
- [Retreating to back of sofa.] But why does she
- [Moving to sofa and kneeling upon it,] My dear
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- ** From little Cecily, v^ith her fondest love to hel
- Well, my name is Ernest in town and Jack in the
- Algernon.
- Jack.
- Jack.
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- Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives
- Algernon.
- That is nothing to you, dear boy. You are not
- Algernon.
- Algernon.
- Jack.
- London who flirt with their own husbands is per-
- Jack. I'm not a Bunburyist at all. If Gwendolen ac-
- Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and
- Jack.
- Algernon.
- Yes, but you must be serious about it. I hate
- Lane.
- Lady Bracknell.
- Lady Bracknell.
- Oh ! I hope I am not that. It would leave no
- Lady Bracknell.
- Algernon.
- Certainly,
- Gwendolen.
- Algernon.
- - - Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax ... Cecily Cardew Miss Prism, governess Mr, George Alexander Mr, Allen Aynesworth - Mr H, //. Vincent
- Mr, F. Kinsey Peile Miss Rose Leclercq Miss Irene Vanbrugh Miss Evelyn Millard Mrs, George Canningi
Act n.—The garden at the Manor House, Woolton. Act HL—Drawing-room of the Manor House, WooltoB. Time. —The present. Place. —London. To
and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room. Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.
accurately—any one can play accurately— I'm sorry for that, for your sake. I don't play ^but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.
And, speaking of the science of Life, have you got the cucumber sandwiches cut for Lady Brack- nell? Yes, sir. Lane. [Hands them on a salver. Algernon. [Inspects them, takes two, and sits down on the sofa. ] Oh ! ... by the way, Lane, I see from your book that on Thursday night, when Lord
Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne? merely for information. I ask
I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married house- holds the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. Good Heavens !
I believe it is a very pleasant state, sir. I have had very little experience of it myself up to the present. I have only been married once. That was
in consequence of a misunderstanding between my- self and a young person.
No, sir; it is not a very interesting subject. I never think of it myself.
Very natural, I am sure. That will do, Lane, thank you.
Lane's views on marriage seem somewhat lax. Really, if the lower orders don't set us a good ex- ample, what on earth is the use of them? They seem, as a class, to have absolutely no sense of moral responsibility. [Enter Lane. Lane. Mr. Ernest Worthing. [Enter Jack. Lane goes out. Algernon. How are you, my dear Ernest? What brings you up to town?
Oh, pleasure, pleasure! What else should bring one anywhere ? Eating as usual, I see, Algy
\Stiffly.'\ I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o'clock.
[Sitting down on the sofa.] In the country. Algernon.
[Pulling off his gloves.] When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring.
[Airily.] Oh, neighbors, neighbors. Algernon. Got nice neighbors in your part of Shropshire? Jack. Perfectly horrid ! Never speak to one of them. Algernon.
such reckless extravagance in one so young? Whc is coming to tea ?
How perfectly delightful Algernon. Yes, that is all very well; but I am afraid Aunt Augusta won't quite approve of your being here. Jack.
is perfectly disgraceful. It is almost as bad as the way Gwendolen flirts with you. Jack. am in love with Gwendolen.
call that business. Jack. How utterly unromantic you are f Algernon. I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is noth- ing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Thei?
the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact. Jack.
Divorce Court was specially invented for people whose memories are so curiously constituted.
Oh ! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven [Jack puts out his hand to take a sandwich. Algernon at once interferes.] Please don't touch the cucumber sand- wiches. They are ordered specially for Aunt Augusta. [Takes one and eats it.
Well, you have been eating them all the time. Algernon. That is quite a different matter. She is my aunt. [Takes plate from below.] Have some bread and butter. The bread and butter is for Gwendolen. Gwendolen is devoted to bread and butter. Jack.
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
[Looking round.] To what young lady? Good heavens ! Gwendolen Cecily. Yes! to good heavens, Gwendolen, I mean to Gwendolen. Algernon. [Laughing.] Of course not! What could have put such an idea into your pretty little head? Cecily. Thank you. [Presenting her cheek to be kissed.] You may. [Algernon kisses her. Gwendolen. I felt there was some slight...
Aug 1, 2021 · The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde’s most popular play today, enduring thanks to its easy humor, witty dialog, and clever satire. It was also one of his more successful plays, despite its first run being prematurely ended after only 86 performances.
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Un extrait de The Importance of Being Earnest. Lady Bracknell. [Sitting down.] You can take a seat, Mr. Worthing. [Looks in her pocket for note-book and pencil.] Jack. Thank you, Lady Bracknell, I prefer standing. Lady Bracknell. [Pencil and note-book in hand.]
