Oscar Wilde's insane charade of mistaken identities, secret engagements, and entanglements between lovers still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and release. The quick wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades. Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has courted Gwendolen as Ernest, while Algernon also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's room, Cecily. When the four arrive at Jack's country house on the same weekend, the "rivals" fight for the full attention of Ernest and the "Ernests" to claim pandemonium from their loved ones. Only a senile babysitter and an old, discarded tote bag can save the day!
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