How many characters are in The Importance of Being Earnest?
How many characters are in The Importance of Being Earnest?
Lady Bracknell AloneThis very symmetrical play has an odd number of characters: nine. Everybody has somebody: Jack and Gwendolen, Algernon and Cecily, Miss Prism and Chasuble, Lane and Merriman.
Who were the actors in The Importance of Being Earnest?
Cast
- Rupert Everett as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff.
- Colin Firth as John “Jack” Worthing/Ernest.
- Frances O’Connor as Gwendolen Fairfax.
- Reese Witherspoon as Cecily Cardew.
- Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell.
- Tom Wilkinson as Dr Chasuble.
- Anna Massey as Miss Prism.
- Edward Fox as Lane.
Who are the minor characters in The Importance of Being Earnest?
Minor Characters Algernon in the city, Ernest in the country. Algernon is the cousin of Gwendolen and wants to marry Cecily. He claims to have an ill friend, Bunbury, whom he visits in the country when he wants to escape the city.
Which character is most like Oscar Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest?
Algernon Moncrieff
Witty Scoundrel Algernon Moncrieff Of all the characters in “The Importance of Being Earnest,” it is believed that Algernon is the embodiment of Oscar Wilde’s personality. He exemplifies wit, satirizes the world around him, and views his own life as art’s highest form.
Who has played Lady Bracknell?
The role of ‘Lady Bracknell’ has been played in London three times by male actors in drag: firstly by Teddy Green in Denise Coffey’s 1977 revival; then by Patrick Fyffe (as his alter-ego ‘Dame Hilda Bracket’) in Lou Stein’s 1987 revival; and, most recently, by David Suchet in Adrian Noble’s 2015 revival.
Does Jack marry his cousin?
Jack turns out not to be the son of some random rich merchant (which would anger his potential mother-in-law, Lady Bracknell), but a legitimate aristocrat. In fact, he’s Lady Bracknell’s nephew and Algernon’s older brother. This makes him Gwendolen’s cousin as well as lover. So Jack/Ernest and Gwendolen get together.
Who are Jack’s biological parents?
Jack and Algernon vie to be christened Ernest. Eventually, Jack discovers that his parents were Lady Bracknell’s sister and brother-in-law and that he is, in fact, Algernon’s older brother, called Ernest.
