Fiction
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Description
I HOPE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN LEADING A DOUBLE LIFE, PRETENDING TO BF WICKED AND BEING GOOD ALL THE TIME. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth. Mr Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother, Ernest, as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind and pursue the object of his desire, the ravishing Gwendolyn. Across town, Jack's friend Mr Algernon Montecrieff decides to take the name Ernest when visiting Worthing's young ward, Cecily. Confusion ensues when the two men end up together and their deceptions are in danger of being revealed. In a brilliant exposé of social follies, Oscar Wilde has written the most delightful, timeless comedy of them all.