Importance of being Earnest; Plot structure. – Flashcards
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Begining Act 1
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We find out that Earnest's real name is actually Jack
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Middle Act 1
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Jack Worthing proposes to Gwendolen, but Lady Bracknell refuses to allow Gwendolen to marry Jack.
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End Act 1
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Algernon decides it's time to go Bunburying.
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Begining Act 2
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Algernon goes to Hertfordshire (Jack Worthing's countryhouse) and he and Cecily fall in love.
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Middle Act 2
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Gwendolen arrives to Jack Worthing's countryhouse and has an arguement with Cecily- in the end they find out that both thier fiancees are lying about their identity
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End Act 2
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Both Algernon and Jack decide to be christened to please Cecily and Gwendolen
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Begining Act 3
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Gwendolen and Cecily forgive Jack and Algernon, and decide to get married
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Middle Act 3
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Lady Bracknell arrives to Jack Worthing's Countryhouse, and allows Cecily and Algernon to get married. We find out that Ms Prism used to work for Lady Bracknell's sister, and that she lost a baby in a handbag.
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End Act 3
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Jack produces the handbag that Ms Prism forgot him in, and he finds out that he is Algernon's brother, and that his real name is in fact Ernest.
