Essay on "the importance of being earnest", by Oscar Wilde

The importance of being earnest, written by Oscar Wilde, takes place in the Victorian time period in England. Wilde was known as dry, stern, and earnest. This is why he chose the title for his play, for it takes place in the upper, stuck up English society and his protagonists think they are something of the sort, yet they want the name Earnest. This book shows many examples of social satire and irony through ways …

…different ideas through social satire and irony. It makes fun of marriage, love, and the title of the book, to name a few. Throughout this play, Algy and Jack think they are being dishonest when they have been truthful the entire time. In the end they are the ones with the happy ending. Finding out that they were telling the truth got them what they wanted all along, to be with the ones they loved.