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    Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest
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    Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest

    By Raja Sharma

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    It was first performed on the 14th of February in 1895 at St. James’s Theatre in London. The protagonists in the play hide themselves behind fictitious personae. It is done with a purpose of escaping from burdensome social obligations. This farcical comedy takes the art of comedy to new heights and proves that comedy is not only for the purpose of making people laugh.

    Triviality is the major theme of the play. The play treats the Victorians ways satirically and it ridicules the institution of marriage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateMay 26, 2012
    ISBN9781476375359
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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      Ready Reference Treatise - Raja Sharma

      Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest

      Raja Sharma

      Copyright@2012 Raja Sharma

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      Chapter 1: Introduction

      The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a trivial comedy which calls the attention of serious people. It was first performed on the 14th of February in 1895 at St. James’s Theatre in London.

      The protagonists in the play hide themselves behind fictitious personae. It is done with a purpose of escaping from burdensome social obligations. This farcical comedy takes the art of comedy to new heights and proves that comedy is not only for the purpose of making people laugh.

      Triviality is the major theme of the play. The play treats the Victorians ways satirically and it ridicules the institution of marriage.

      Some of the contemporary critics said that the play lacks social messages but some other praised the play’s humour. Many reviewers were unanimous in declaring that this play was the culmination of Oscar Wilde’s artistic career so far. On account of its high farce and intelligent dialogue, The Importance of Being Earnest proved to be most enduringly popular play. The popularity of the play is not limited to theatres, it is prescribed in the course of study in most of the colleges in America and many other parts of the world. The students of literature are taught its literary value from various angles.

      Though the play was highly successful on the opening night and it marked the climax of Oscar Wilde’s career but at the same time it heralded the downfall of this great writer. There were people who were ready to show their resentment and they came

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