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** The Importance of Being Earnest ** **By Oscar Wilde** **Summary** **Study Guide** A good place to start is with this study guide. Overviews, contexts, character studies, themes etc ** Earnest - A Critical Essay ** This link is just what it says it is. **Set Design**  It's very important to be able to visualise the play in terms of set design and staging. Check out some of the images here to see which you feel best fit Wilde's stage directions at the beginning of the text. Remember that there are 3 distinct sets for the three Acts. Making these changes seamless is all part of the set designer's task. ** Academic Articles for Study ** **Student Notes on Key Topics**  Want to find more out about: The importance of the title? Morals and Morality of the play? Culture Clash - town vs country? The style of the play - Comedy of manners/Drawing Room Comedy? Love, Passion and Marriage? The Humour of the play - including Farce/Parody? Well, wait no more - click on the link above to answer those academic itches...  **Geography**  Want to know where the places mentioned in the play actually are? Check out this handy map. **Totally Random Muffin Consumption Trivia. In Diagram.**