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The Importance of Being Earnest The characters - Coggle Diagram
The Importance of Being Earnest The characters
Jack/Ernest
He invented a brother called Ernest in order to be "free" and anonymous in town
He's middle-class but wealthy/he's got lands and a beautiful mansion
He's in love with Gwendolen and he's Cecilytutor/godfather
He's quite shy and well-behaved
Gwendolen
She's Algernon's cousin
She's also Jack's lover
She is an aristocrat, Lady Bracknell's daughter
She's coquettish/alluring/superficial
she's obsessed with the name of "Ernest"
Cecily
She's Jack's WARD
She dreams about Ernest, because she's fascinated by his "wickedness"
She's dreamy and quite naive/she's inventing events in her diary
Dr Chasuble
In love with Miss Prism
A nice but ridiculous character
The family doctor
Lady Bracknell
She's Algernon's aunt
She's hard/demanding
She's Gwendolen's mother
She only focuses on appearance
She's looking for someone eligible for Gwendolen
She's made ridiculous by the author/she's a living cliché
Miss Prism
She's the governess
She's quite "prim" (easily shocked and not relaxed)
She keeps trying to force Cecily to work
She's probably in love with Dr Chausuble too
Algernon
He's an aristocrat with a lot of debts
He fantasizes on Cecily whom he doesn't know yet
He lives in London, in a flat
He's Gwnedolen's cousin, and Jack's friend
He's quite a cynical and humorous character
Algernon created an imaginary friend called Bunbury
Lane
He's not very professional (he steals his master!)
He contributes to the comedy of "manners"
Lane is Algernon's butler