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Identities In The Importance Of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

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Away from responsibilities

Ever imagined how it would feel having two identities? In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, the protagonist of the play has two identities. Jack Worthing, the responsible and respectful upper-class Victorian, is known as Jack Worthing in the country and by Ernest Worthing in the city. When having his self made identity, Ernest Worthing, he is nothing like his name. Jack has gained his respect from his adopted father fortune, by taking care of the young Cecily Cardew. The play revolves around fake identities and the conflicts that occur from them. Jack Worthing's hypocrisy is a major aspect of his character which persists through the novel. Jack tells his friend

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