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The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

Genre

  • Skönlitteratur
  • Teaterpjäs

Subject

  • Komedi

Plot

A comedy of manners set in Victorian England. Algernon lives in London and says he has a sick friend in the country. He uses visits to his imaginary friend to get out of things. His best friend, Ernest, is also Jack and is doing the exact same thing. Misunderstandings abound in this comedy. 'The truth is rarely pure, and never simple.', '...in married life three is company and two is none.'