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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Quiz

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Explore the wit and humor of Oscar Wilde’s classic play, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ through this engaging quiz game.

  • Test your knowledge with multiple-choice questions
  • Race against the clock to answer as many as you can
  • Use spells wisely to help you along the way
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  • - The play was first performed on February 14, 1895, at St. James's Theatre in London.
  • - "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a comedy of manners, satirizing the social conventions and hypocrisies of Victorian society.
  • - The play revolves around two friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who both adopt the name "Ernest" to escape their social responsibilities.
  • - Oscar Wilde wrote the play during the height of his career and it is considered one of his greatest works.
  • - The play mocks the obsession with trivial matters and the pursuit of appearance over substance.
  • - Lady Bracknell, a domineering and snobbish character, is one of the most iconic roles in the play.
  • - The play explores themes of identity, deception, and the nature of true love.
  • - Wilde uses witty dialogue and clever wordplay throughout the play to highlight the absurdities of Victorian society.
  • - The title of the play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," is a pun on the word "earnest," which means both sincere and the name of a character.
  • - The play is known for its memorable quotes, such as "I can resist everything except temptation" and "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."
  • - Oscar Wilde's clever and humorous writing style is evident in the play's dialogue and stage directions.
  • - The play was well-received by audiences and critics alike during its initial run.
  • - Wilde's wit and satire in "The Importance of Being Earnest" make it a timeless classic that is still performed and studied today.
  • - The play touches on themes of social class and the restrictions imposed by Victorian society.
  • - The characters in the play often use trivial matters as a means of avoiding or deflecting serious conversations.
  • - "Bunburying" is a term coined by Wilde in the play, meaning the act of creating a fictional character or persona to escape social obligations.
  • - The play pokes fun at the Victorian obsession with appearances and maintaining a respectable image.
  • - Wilde was inspired by his own experiences and observations of the upper-class society he inhabited.
  • - The play's plot is filled with mistaken identities, secret engagements, and humorous misunderstandings.
  • - "The Importance of Being Earnest" remains one of the most popular and frequently performed comedies in the English language.

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