TIOBE act summaries
link to comedic
act key events summary key themes present im
structure
the exposition of the play -
introduces us to majority of
the main characters and
their characteristics,
background situations and
dramatic relationships. In
begi
terms of comedic
Algernon and Jack converse about their doub
characters presented, we
double lives and drink tea, Lady B and inviti
city life class have a comic villain
Gwendolen visit and Jack proposes with uppe
represented by Lady B, a
his second identity of being Ernest, culture iden
comic obstacle as
Lady B intervenes and says he must Half
1 disguise and deception Algernon, and arguably
acquire either of his parents, Algernon was
Jack is the protagonist.
discovers Jack’s country address as he identity marriage plac
Competition is set up
gives it to Gwendolen and decided he morality artis
between J&A as they
will go bunburying there to find Jack’s and
argue over moralistic
ward, Cecily spen
beliefs and more
area
importantly, Cecily. From
the very beginning human
folly accompanied with
stereotypes makes the
play ‘trivial for serious
people’
leav
dramatic incitement occurs see
- Algernon unexpectedly life b
arrives as does and
Gwendolen, causing the deve
uncovering of their true the c
Algernon arrives in the country and
identities (J&A). Gwe
proposes to Cecily using the disguise of
Complication (and the them
Ernest Worthing whilst Miss Prism goes
scene a faire where cecily soph
for a walk with Chasuble. Gwendolen city life country life
and gwendolen have their this
comes to pursue Jack, who is still culture passive argument - are p
2 Ernest to her, and meets Cecily, they
disguise and deception competition set up) occurs urba
fight over tea about both being engaged
leaving the situation more the c
to an Ernest Worthing. The true identity marriage
complex as the girls one
identities of Jack and Algernon are
uncover the truth, building sugg
unmasked as the act closes with the
suspense for act 3. Here mea
men outside and the women inside.
we see our the deception esca
of Jack has not only prete
affected his engagement, Ceci
link to comedic
act key events summary key themes present im
structure
the exposition of the play -
introduces us to majority of
the main characters and
their characteristics,
background situations and
dramatic relationships. In
begi
terms of comedic
Algernon and Jack converse about their doub
characters presented, we
double lives and drink tea, Lady B and inviti
city life class have a comic villain
Gwendolen visit and Jack proposes with uppe
represented by Lady B, a
his second identity of being Ernest, culture iden
comic obstacle as
Lady B intervenes and says he must Half
1 disguise and deception Algernon, and arguably
acquire either of his parents, Algernon was
Jack is the protagonist.
discovers Jack’s country address as he identity marriage plac
Competition is set up
gives it to Gwendolen and decided he morality artis
between J&A as they
will go bunburying there to find Jack’s and
argue over moralistic
ward, Cecily spen
beliefs and more
area
importantly, Cecily. From
the very beginning human
folly accompanied with
stereotypes makes the
play ‘trivial for serious
people’
leav
dramatic incitement occurs see
- Algernon unexpectedly life b
arrives as does and
Gwendolen, causing the deve
uncovering of their true the c
Algernon arrives in the country and
identities (J&A). Gwe
proposes to Cecily using the disguise of
Complication (and the them
Ernest Worthing whilst Miss Prism goes
scene a faire where cecily soph
for a walk with Chasuble. Gwendolen city life country life
and gwendolen have their this
comes to pursue Jack, who is still culture passive argument - are p
2 Ernest to her, and meets Cecily, they
disguise and deception competition set up) occurs urba
fight over tea about both being engaged
leaving the situation more the c
to an Ernest Worthing. The true identity marriage
complex as the girls one
identities of Jack and Algernon are
uncover the truth, building sugg
unmasked as the act closes with the
suspense for act 3. Here mea
men outside and the women inside.
we see our the deception esca
of Jack has not only prete
affected his engagement, Ceci
