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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Coggle Diagram
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
MARRIAGE
Wilde makes fun of the institution of marriage
the main theme of the play
the major concern of society
the members of the society are VICTORIAN SNOBS
CRITIQUE OF THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE
CRITIQUE of the VICTORIAN UPPER CLASS whose main aim is HEDONISM.
CRITIQUE OF HYPOCRISY
THE LANGUAGE
THE LANGUAGE
WITTY DIALOGUES
AMUSING PUNS
MISUNDERSTANDINGS
PARADOXES
HIRONY
THE CHARACTERS are presented as honest, but they are CALCULATORS
GENRE: COMEDY OF MANNER
COMEDY IN 3 ACTS, main themes are marriage and LOVE
satirises victorian moral and social values
satire of the IDLENESS of the MIDDLE CLASS