Reviews - The Importance of Being Earnest

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Creo que es una obra de teatro excepcional y maravillosa que desde la comedia más pintoresca refleja aspectos cuestionables de la sociedad en que se desarrolla... magistral de parte del maestro Wilde. Se critica el matrimonio como medio para alcanzar el nivel social y la doble moral tan notoria durante la época a través de los personajes femeninos. Si uno de ellos pude analizar más a fondo, fue indiscutiblemente a Lady Bracknell y la encuentro maravillosamentw construída. Todos los personajes restantes parecen tener su complemento en otro personaje, menos ella, que representa en su totalidad a la clase social victoriana caracterizada por la rectitud y la "ética" indiscutible, usándola para realizar toda la crítica satírica de la burguesía que representa. Ella se encarga de poner orden entre los romances y las escenas de mayor comicidad; es la encargada de defender las tradiciones, pero también de desenlazar la trama dando el final tan pintoresco que la obra merecía. Asi mismo la traducción me juega una mala pasada al no permitir darnos cuenta del juego de palabras del nombre que reviste especial complicidad con la trama. Aún así merece sus 5

joshknape's review against another edition

4.0

The plot is uninteresting, but the jokes are hilarious. And for some reason, everyone else in my senior year AP English class erupted in laughter at every use of the word "Bunbury."

17weakleyr's review against another edition

2.0

Read it for class. It was fine.

darklybooked's review against another edition

5.0

Jack and Algernon were such mood

lesyeuxdekallis's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zoebeazley's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookaholic_007's review against another edition

5.0

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

I have never read a book funnier than this one. I started this book because I have to present a seminar on it for my Master's Degree and initially, I was a bit uninterested to read the book and decided to just Google the plot. But then I stumbled upon the book in a secondhand bookstore and I just had to buy it. It's a small book and it is very enjoyable. The characters are lovable and funny.