The Importance Of Being Earnest Marriage Analysis
Views on Marriage The Importance of Being Earnest is a comical drama using multiple types of irony to ridicule marriage, death, and birth.
In the Victorian age, family was a major influence in choosing one’s offspring’s mate. Lady Bracknell accepted all Jack’s characteristics except the fact, he had inconsiderate parents. “To lose one parent, Mr.Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness (1.1.1421). Gwendolen was willing to marry Jack regardless of his social class, the lack of being named Earnest and accept his multitude of lies. Wilde also displayed how both gentlemen was willing to be born again to receive the name Earnest to give pleasure to Gwendolen and Cecily. Death was used as an escape for Algernon …show more content…
Marriage was taken very serious, but Oscar Wilde displayed a different view. The older generation, Lady Bracknell, viewed marriage as a chance to better one’s social position. The mate must have an acceptable title. Gwendolen was looking for love regardless of her mother’s plans. “But although she may prevent us from becoming man and wife, and I may marry someone else, and marry often, nothing that she can possibly do can alter my eternal devotion to you”(1.1.1422). She wanted the engagement to be organized. Algernon viewed marriage as a social obligation. Algernon stated referencing to Jack preparing to propose, “I thought you had come up for pleasure?... I call that business” (1.1.1409) Jack and Cecily both was looking for love and romance. One would think they were destined to actually find love because of their lack of family. Although Cecily was looking for love, she demanded to marry a man by the name of Earnest, her mind develops a romantic fairy and she doesn’t understand the seriousness of marriage. Olive Wilde emphasized on how the world is so judgmental. There are still so many unnecessary rules placed on love and marriage. The play displays the length people will go to get what they desire but in the instance no one breaks the
In the Victorian age, family was a major influence in choosing one’s offspring’s mate. Lady Bracknell accepted all Jack’s characteristics except the fact, he had inconsiderate parents. “To lose one parent, Mr.Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness (1.1.1421). Gwendolen was willing to marry Jack regardless of his social class, the lack of being named Earnest and accept his multitude of lies. Wilde also displayed how both gentlemen was willing to be born again to receive the name Earnest to give pleasure to Gwendolen and Cecily. Death was used as an escape for Algernon …show more content…
Marriage was taken very serious, but Oscar Wilde displayed a different view. The older generation, Lady Bracknell, viewed marriage as a chance to better one’s social position. The mate must have an acceptable title. Gwendolen was looking for love regardless of her mother’s plans. “But although she may prevent us from becoming man and wife, and I may marry someone else, and marry often, nothing that she can possibly do can alter my eternal devotion to you”(1.1.1422). She wanted the engagement to be organized. Algernon viewed marriage as a social obligation. Algernon stated referencing to Jack preparing to propose, “I thought you had come up for pleasure?... I call that business” (1.1.1409) Jack and Cecily both was looking for love and romance. One would think they were destined to actually find love because of their lack of family. Although Cecily was looking for love, she demanded to marry a man by the name of Earnest, her mind develops a romantic fairy and she doesn’t understand the seriousness of marriage. Olive Wilde emphasized on how the world is so judgmental. There are still so many unnecessary rules placed on love and marriage. The play displays the length people will go to get what they desire but in the instance no one breaks the