Importance of Being Earnest
The first few lines of Act II portray Cecily as almost the female equivalent of Algernon. She is lofty, arrogant, and full of witticisms. As characterization goes, she is ideally suited to be with Algernon, as we see in their conversation alone together early in the act. She speaks in a number of epigrams, just like Algernon. Finally, she too is prone to easily give in to her own sublime feelings, however ethereal; she believes in immediate gratification, which leads her to fall so quickly for Algernon. This section introduces us to another semi-romantic relationship, that of Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble. The doctor is an intellectual figure; he speaks in metaphors, as he continually points out himself, and he has a distaste for improper English, as we see in his cringe at Miss Prism's use of the
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Approximate Word count = 566
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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