Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 16, 1854. Wilde was an exceptional student who attended Portora Royal School where he constantly was at the top of his class. Once he graduated, he attended Trinity College and received the college’s Foundation Scholarship. When he graduated, he got a scholarship to further his studies at Magdalen College in Oxford. Here, Wilde continued on with his education, remaining at the top of his class and during his graduating year, his poem “Ravenna” won the Newdigate Prize for best English verse composition by an Oxford undergraduate. To this day, Wilde has been known for his comedic wit as well as his imprisonment for homosexualiy. He wrote many satirical comedies which became famous and have…show more content… This novel was The Picture of Dorian Gray which was at first considered immoral, but became one of his most well known works. In addition to this novel, he had many successful plays including A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest in 1984 when he took a seaside holiday with his family. This play was different from his previous ones, breaking the similar mold of his previous plays. This play was a copy of his own double life that he lived. Although he was married to Constance Lloyd, he was actually homosexual. It was uncovered that he had an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas which led to a court case. Unfortunately, he lost the case and was imprisoned for two years for “gross indecency”. Wilde eventually died of meningitis in France at the age of…show more content… Algernon was the nephew of Lady Bracknell and the cousin of Gwendolen. He was good friends with Ernest Worthing, who he found out was just Jack. Algernon was immoral and selfish. He created his own imaginary friend, “Bunbury,” in order to get out of social obligations. Algernon was wealthy and lived lavishly while being part of the upper class.
Gwendolen Fairfax: Gwendolen was the cousin of Algernon and daughter of Lady Bracknell. She was in love with Ernest Worthing. She spoke with authority and was into fashion and anything related to the upper class. Gwendolen was sophisticated and pretentious. She was part of the upper class and was set on marrying Ernest because of how much she loved his name. Without that name, she would not have loved him.
Cecily Cardew: She was Jack’s ward. Cecily was also stuck on the name Ernest like Gwendolen. She was very imaginative and had already created a romance between her and Jack’s brother Ernest. She ended up falling in love with Algernon who posed as
