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The Importance of Being Earnest - Coggle Diagram
The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon
In love with Ceciliy (proposes)
Lady Bracknell's nephew
Gwendolen's cousin
He lies about having an ill friend (Bunbury) to go to the country whenever he wants
Jack
In love with Gwendolen (they marry)
Cecily's guardian
Turns out to be Algernon's older brother
He's real name is Ernest (he didn't know)
He uses the name Jack in the country and Ernest in town
Pretends to have a younger brother named Ernest
Lady Bracknell
Gwendolen's mother
Algernon's aunt
She doesn't want Jack to marry Gwendolen
She lies to her husband
She came from a "bad" family
Turns out to be Jack's aunt
Cecily
Jack's ward
In love with Algernon
She is not of age yet (only 18)
She sometimes pretends to be 21 (of age)
Her father didn't want her to marry until she turns 35
Miss Prism
Cecily's governess
In love with Mr. Chusable (they marry)
She lost Jack when he was a baby and didn't mention it to anyone
Gwendolen
Lady Bracknell's daughter
In love with Jack (they marry)
Algernon's cousin
Turns out to be Jack's cousin
She did not want to marry anyone but a man named Ernest (later marries Jack, but his real name was Ernest)
Dr. Chusable
In love with Miss Prism (they marry)