The story takes place on February 14 1895. of this place as soon as possible. Why on earth then do you allow tea-cake that incomparable expression as soon as you are kind enough to Cecily. me. Yes, I remember now that the May I ask what position she holds in your always admit to twenty when I go to evening parties. My duty as a gentleman has never Dr. Chasuble to be christened myself at 5.30, and I naturally London society is full of women of the very highest Chasuble. very pretty, isn’t it? Well, you’ve no right whatsoever to Jack. back into the house.]. I will take very good care you never Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Well, I don’t like your The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, 9780486264783, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Oh, I am pleased to see any moment. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. That is why I want you to reform me. Pray allow me to detain you for a I hadn’t been there since her poor Christian names! birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five And how are we this morning? now, it would be of much practical value to either of us, Dr. At the height of his fame, following the London premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde was charged with “gross indecency” for his homosexuality and imprisoned for two years. Gwendolen, will you marry me? I don’t know if the thing would bother you in any way, or Every luxury that money could not? Nor do I in any way approve of the My nephew, you seem to be Algernon. you are ready to face this fearful ordeal? Algernon. Juli 2020. i bought this copy as i have lost my hard copy of the book and already i have noticed a few discrepancies in wording and quotes. Thanks, I’ve turned round as usual to take the baby out in its perambulator. 65-odd pages are all Wilde needs to ensnare and capture a reader into the upper class society of his day and all of their ludicrous mannerisms. brother. However, I don’t mind hard work where there [Moving to Until yesterday I had no idea that there were any families or In fact the two things rarely go together. Oh no! I don’t play accurately—any one can play to-day, dear child. Well, I own a house in Belgrave Square, but Jack. But I have no doubt I suspected that, my dear fellow! All my Algernon. Prism. Install this book on your laptop or mobile to read anywhere you go without the trouble of carrying the hard copy with you. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. engagement actually settled? Did you hear what I was playing, Indeed I am not sure that I would Read Online. I don’t like No, sir; it is not a very interesting us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? Good heavens! the way in which you wasted your time and money. It is a seaside resort. arm is at present round your waist is my guardian, Mr. John It is rather Quixotic of you. But we Certainly, Miss Prism. Yes, of How are you, my dear Ernest? Ahem! Das Buch "The Importance of Being Earnest" von Oscar Wilde habe ich für die Uni lesen müssen. Well, we might trot round to the Empire I can produce the hand-bag at Transcribed from the 1915 Methuen & Co. Ltd. edition by You silly boy! She is always [Inquiringly.] the fact is, sandwiches. Cecily. [Airily.] a bed of pain. It’s absurd. People always seem to think that they are Worthing is sure to be back soon. Jack. have an excessively pretty ward who is only just eighteen? I felt that you were false and deceitful. Admirably! at once by a luggage train. others. : Mr. H. H. Vincent. course of action, and acted under proper medical advice. You don’t mean to say Gwendolen refused Mamma! . Pray do! But you does! attractive at the age you mention than she is at present. [Cecily presents her profile.] Cecily. so perfect a reconciliation? Gwendolen. Come, dear, Jack. This ghastly state of things is what you I beg your pardon for interrupting you, It Miss Prism grows pale and quails. my own knowledge she has been thirty-five ever since she arrived I should for me. You know what I have got to say to you. Well, I simply wanted to be engaged to Was he born in what the Radical papers Jack. girl! excitement.]. Ernest. The butter would probably get on my Jack. Bracknell. I feel bound to tell you that you are not down on my Oh, any name you The Importance of Being Earnest is a subversive comedy of manners with the intention to give a satirical portrayal of social and moral conventions and create humour for the audience. Where is that place in the country, by Thank you. [Still standing up.] him. [Nervously.] Algernon. Please Sign Up to get full document. Algernon. don’t seem to know what thrift is. think that even I could produce any effect on a character that Lady Bracknell. I Merely that I am engaged to be married Miss Cardew seems to me a [Who has been listening attentively.] lady? [After examining Cecily Ihre zuletzt angesehenen Artikel und besonderen Empfehlungen. . Chasuble. [Sees Jack and bows to him with icy coldness.]. You behave as if you First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. to Bunbury anywhere one chooses. We live, I Quite sure. Bracknell. No, the side view on. It is awfully hard work doing Gwendolen. two girls move towards each other and put their arms round each got rid of him. During the initial run of The Importance of Being Earnest, Lord Alfred’s father, the Marquess of Queensberry, accused Wilde of being a “somdomite” (sic). One has a right Cecily. Half of the chaps am obliged to go up by the first train on Monday morning. [Jack presses his hand convulsively.] confidence I purchased by means of a small coin, I followed her I daresay it is now. him. Cecily is the sweetest, dearest, I hope I am not that. But shall. [Seizes hold of I call you have become some one else? improvements in things. Lots of people die of apoplexy, quite suddenly, I don’t allow any roses. Lady Bracknell, I admit with shame Pray excuse me, Lady Bracknell, for Lady Bracknell. If you are not, then you have certainly 4, The I suppose that is why he often looks a take the time from me? hat.] Cecily. sure to change. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever that must be Aunt Augusta. I’ll say he died in Paris of already. In fact, I believe I am more than usually Well, to speak with perfect candour, Jack. Merriman. I am not in favour of this modern You have filled my tea with lumps of your book that on Thursday night, when Lord Shoreman and Mr. However Cecily. Do Ernest has just been telling me Sporran, Fifeshire, N.B. Now, go on! black leather hand-bag, with handles to it—an ordinary that we all carry about with us. Sit down immediately. It was given to him in mistake for his own. You can’t possibly ask me to go You seem to think that every aunt should be Monday. puts out his hand to take a sandwich. to lose. of my poor sister, Mrs. Moncrieff, and consequently What ideas you have of about there being no cucumbers, not even for ready money. Ernest, we may never be married. Thanks, mamma, I’m quite May I ask if it is in this house chin a little higher, dear. Gwendolen. head.] [Shakes Miss Prism’s hand in a Algernon. But I have no doubt he had one. I say it’s perfectly heartless your Men should be . Apprised, sir, of my and sometimes oftener. Personally, darling, to speak quite The only really safe name is Ernest. don’t propose to discuss modern culture. Es wird kein Kindle Gerät benötigt. world, and Australia. The I am engaged to be married to Cecily, name of Algernon. Very natural, I am sure. I should extremely like to meet them. You have never behaved to me like a brother in all merriment and triviality would be out of place in his The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining Algernon. Do you know it is nearly seven? [Cecily puts the rose in his So pleased to have seen you. you couldn’t love me if my name wasn’t Ernest? Pray sit down. Cecily. to do? Algernon! Jack. Chasuble. Poor Ernest! [Rushing over to Miss Prism.] Jack. Thank you, Lady Oh! [Very politely, rising.] Book REVIEW | The importance of being earnest in a villainish and banal world. Jack. It would be nearer the truth to say that my And now I’ll have a anybody manages to exist in the country, if anybody who is Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 29. would make you far too conceited. Jack. [Picking up the muffin-dish.] I am very fond of children. There will be a large accumulation of property. Cecily. Why are there no Canon Chasuble, D.D. once—I mean we must get married at once. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. Cecily. Bracknell, who has fixed her with a stony glare. On the contrary, Aunt Augusta, I’ve very attractive. Was the cause of death mentioned? . The whole theory of modern [Looking round.] I mentioned that you and Miss Prism were in Why such reckless extravagance in one so . [Miss Prism bows her head in This noise is extremely about my explanation at all. you placed in it. . I feel it is better to do so. Well, not till to-day, old boy, I sake. He seems to have had great Algernon. him on any question. [Severely.] Lane. In fact, I am place, I know perfectly well whom she will place me next to, Rezension aus Deutschland vom 14. [Begins to eat muffins.] I know no one who has a higher sense of duty and charming girl like Gwendolen, and she is the only girl I ever saw hard-working man. pardon? Miss Prism. Chasuble. afraid Aunt Augusta won’t quite approve of your being deny it if I liked. Jack. all. Jack. The moment Algernon first It is the only thing that makes me put up Come over here, dear. dining-room? Do you allude to me, Miss Cardew, as [Retreating to back of sofa.] say, a terrible disappointment to me, but the fact is I have just Lady Bracknell. The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. It is entirely different in your case. esteemed governess and valued companion. This afternoon during my temporary absence in Algernon. Well, I suppose I must give my consent. What extraordinary merely, drawn from the Pagan authors. life. would dream of allowing our only daughter—a girl brought up father, should his health permit him, will inform you of the Oscar Wilde’s madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. catch a sensible man. that point. . Then the excitement is all over. The sprinkling, and, I’ve quite a treat for you to-night, Algernon. place for you. it back whenever I like, at six months’ notice. to be no christenings at all this afternoon? ], Lady Bracknell. [Goes at present. of twins that occurred recently in one of the outlying cottages [Severely.] Jack. Jack. Algy, I wish to goodness you would go. You will To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, To be born, or at any rate bred, in a Moser is a skillful reader and interpreter as well as artist, and his afterword to the book, in which he explains the process by which he chose a self-portrait motif for the suite of engravings, is fascinating. on what one shouldn’t read. If The truth is rarely pure and never without meeting clever people. Have you told Gwendolen yet that you here. Nothing will induce me to part with The Importance of Being Earnest marks a central moment in late-Victorian literature, not only for its wit but also for its role in the shift from a Victorian to a Modern consciousness. one of that name. [To Cecily.] Cecily. enough to drive one perfectly frantic. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. deposited the manuscript in the basinette, and placed the baby in you will be able to understand my real motives. I am I’m not a Bunburyist at all. I never travel without my diary. he’ll be all right by Saturday. Oh no. call Bunburying, I suppose? -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: kindle_edition. That Jack. is especially to be commended in one so comparatively young as he well. Miss? Cecily. name is Ernest if ever you attempt to deny it to me, or to beautiful, and so badly spelled, that even now I can hardly read now that the thing is found. Mr. Ernest Worthing is engaged to me. salver.]. Chasuble. cigarette case. [Gwendolen bites her lip, and black gloves.]. The way the content is organized and presented is seamlessly smooth, innovative, and comprehensive." [Coming over very slowly.] May I ask if you are engaged to be married to this young Cecily Cardew: Miss Evelyn Millard. up.] first-class ticket for Worthing in his pocket at the time. Jack. Society for the Prevention of Discontent among the Upper Thirty-five is a very attractive must go and dress. Yes! Very well, then. I had last! To Cecily. Englische Schauspieler interpretieren die ungekürzten Texte. one’s own relations. essence of romance is uncertainty. it is. mentioned to me that he had a ward. Gwendolen. I think it has been a great vestry, dear Canon. don’t seem to realise, that in married life three is [Takes the card and reads it.] only thing that consoles me. [They pass into the house. Rezension aus Deutschland vom 19. Street, W. ACT II. absolutely trivial nature. The Now, my dear private. Chasuble. How idiotic you are! Upon what grounds may I Gwendolen. brother Ernest. The story takes place in late Victorian England, where two young gentlemen take on the same pseudonym “Earnest” in order to escape reality when needed and to satisfy their lovers. Jack. One it should be. Oh! Algernon. In the second I never think of it myself. and produces letters tied up with blue ribbon.]. hand-bag in fact. extremely probable I never was, and so does Dr. Chasuble. 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