Mitsuru Takayashiki
Intro to Literature Drama Paper
In The Importance of Being Earnest, character itself is one of the most important symbols. There are two major symbolical characters. Jack Worthing is the protagonist in this story. For years, he has pretended to have and irresponsible younger brother named Ernest, whom he is always having to bail our of some mischief. More than any other characters in this story, Jack worthing represents conventional Victorian values. He wants others to think he has such notions as duty, honor, and respectability even though he flouts those notions. Algernon Moncrieff is the secondary main character in this story. He is seems like the figure of the dandy than any other character. Like Jack, Algernon