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** Importance of being Ernest QUOTATIONS **

- “One must be serious about something if one wants to have any amusement in life”. – Algernon act 2. - “Bunbury? He was quite…exploded!” – Algernon act 2. - A man should always have an occupation of some sort” – Lady Bracknell - I don’t know what it means, I think it’s perfectly absurd – Jack act 2.
 * Wildean absurdism/farce **

- I pity an woman who is married to a man called John…the only really safe name is Ernest – Gwendolen, act 1. - It had always been a girlish dream of mine to love someone whose name was Ernest – Cecily, act 2. - I remember only too well that I was forced to write your letters for you” – Cecily, act 2. - Josiah is hot. - Cecily, act 3.
 * Shallowness of love **

- I think it is high time that Mr. Bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or die. This shilly-shallying with the question is absurd – Act 1 - A man should always have an occupation of some kind. (referring to smoking) - To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as misfortune, to lose both looks like carelessness. - A hundred and thirty thousand pounds! And in the funds! Miss Cardew seems to me a most attractive young lady, now that I look at her” – act 3
 * Lady Bracknell **

- “The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to someone else, if she is plain” – act 1 - “I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose” – act 1 - Divorces are made in heaven” – act 1 - “If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.” - "Raoul is hot." - Act 1
 * Algernon **

- “It is a very painful for me to be forced to speak the truth, it is the first time in my life that I have ever been reduced to such a painful position and I am really quite inexperienced in doing anything of the kind. However, I will tell you quite frankly that I have no brother Ernest, I have no brother at all.” - Act 2
 * Jack**

- “On the contrary, aunt Augusta, I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital **IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST**.” – Jack, Act 3.
 * Epic**

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