Kent-Drury
English 312 Study Questions--The Importance of Being Earnest
 

1. Wilde's play satirizes the values, beliefs, and actions of the British arisocracy.  To do so, he puts highly satiric comments into the mouths of his characters.  What evidence can you find about what Wilde believes is the current state of Victorian society on the following institutions:
• Courtship and marriage
• Family connections
• Wealth and status
• Politics
• Education
• Lineage
• Manners
2. What exactly is "bunburying"?
3. What does Wilde mean by the double meaning in the title of the play?