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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Easy read, few moral lessons, but ultimately a brilliantly humorous piece of literature by one of the greatest playwrights.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A trivial comedy for serious people.
Lady Bracknell - Are your parents living?
Jack - I have lost both my parents.
Lady Bracknell - To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness
While this is a definitely a funny and enjoyable book, it also tackles the issues surrounding social hierarchy.
Oscar Wilde finds the humor in the divide between social classes and brings them to the reader in a non offensive way that will surly bring a smile to your face.
Jack Worthing ("Ernest in town and Jack in the country") adopted the personal Ernest who he passes off as his younger brother in order to travel to the city away from the moral obligations of being guardian to Cecily Cardew, his adoptive fathers grand daughter.
Jack finds himself in a bind when his love interest tells him that she could never love a man named Jack claiming the "only really safe name is Ernest"
Enter Algernon Moncrieff, he decides he too wants to be Ernest and introduces himself as such to Cecily.
Somehow Ernest has become everyone and no one.
Lady Bracknell - Are your parents living?
Jack - I have lost both my parents.
Lady Bracknell - To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness
While this is a definitely a funny and enjoyable book, it also tackles the issues surrounding social hierarchy.
Oscar Wilde finds the humor in the divide between social classes and brings them to the reader in a non offensive way that will surly bring a smile to your face.
Jack Worthing ("Ernest in town and Jack in the country") adopted the personal Ernest who he passes off as his younger brother in order to travel to the city away from the moral obligations of being guardian to Cecily Cardew, his adoptive fathers grand daughter.
Jack finds himself in a bind when his love interest tells him that she could never love a man named Jack claiming the "only really safe name is Ernest"
Enter Algernon Moncrieff, he decides he too wants to be Ernest and introduces himself as such to Cecily.
Somehow Ernest has become everyone and no one.
Like a kinda funny episode of a sitcom. Wacky miscommunications lead to hijinx and it all gets worked out in the end. I feel like I would have enjoyed it more if I haven’t already seen tv shows that use such similar plots. Probs revolutionary for its time but just seemed a little cliche to me now.
I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard while reading anything. Wow hilarious, insightful and ironic to the core. This play is amazing and hilarious! Read it people it's great
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
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:
Complicated