Gender Roles In Importance Of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

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In the play “Importance of Being Earnest”, Wilde brings put a factor in this book that is not really Victorian Times was the way the gender roles are played out. From Lady Bracknell’s actions and tone to the way her daughter, Gwendolen, acts towards a man that has no significant value to her family only her heart. Also with the way that Jack acts towards Algy and they way they socialize and talk about everything from being imposters of fake people the the rudeness of
Lady Bracknell, Algy’s aunt. Gender was very reason why in the Victorian Times women only spoke to their fathers, husbands, or approved bachelors. Men are to respect the way a lady is to them and to also respect the family of another male.
Lady Bracknell, a very serious, rude,