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by BlastRoom
A review of Act 3’s revelations, bargains, wit, and comic resolution.
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Miss Prism’s confession about the baby and Lady Bracknell’s family finally reveals what about Jack?
After Lady Bracknell says the lost baby belonged to Mrs. Moncrieff, why is Jack suddenly acceptable as a match?
Jack searches the Army Lists for General Moncrieff. What final fact does the book supply?
Why does Jack’s planned christening become unnecessary by the end of Act 3?
At the final curtain, which third couple embraces alongside Jack and Gwendolen and Algernon and Cecily?
Miss Prism identifies the black leather handbag by old marks and initials. What does the object prove within the plot?
Miss Prism put the manuscript in the bassinette and the baby in the handbag. What comic device drives this mistake?
Why is “Victoria. The Brighton line” important evidence in Miss Prism’s confession?
What makes the Army Lists different from the handbag as evidence?
When Gwendolen and Cecily ask why the men lied about being Ernest, what explanation wins them back?
Lady Bracknell rejects Cecily, then hears her fortune and finds her attractive. What does the reversal expose?
How does Jack use his guardianship of Cecily in Act 3?
Lady Bracknell hears that both men want immediate baptism. Which reaction fits her role in the comedy of manners?
Lady Bracknell says, “I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.” How does the epigram work?
Soon after arriving in Act 3, Lady Bracknell says the number of engagements in this part of Hertfordshire is “considerably above the proper average that statistics have laid down for our guidance.” What does the line satirize?
Gwendolen says, “This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” What technique gives the line its wit?
Lady Bracknell jokes that society women have “remained thirty-five for years.” What inversion drives the joke?
The plot settles with a fortune, a family name, a handbag, and a book of officers. What social target is satirized?
Jack’s final phrase, “the vital Importance of Being Earnest,” depends on what pun?
What kind of restored order does the ending give this comedy of manners?
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Shakespeare: His Life and the Elizabethan Stage
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