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 Dec 4 2008, 07:20 PM
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I had to read this over the summer for my AP class and I loved it. It was witty and nicely written. Anyone else like it? I think I'm going to read his other plays when I get the chance.
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Dec 4 2008, 07:21 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
what's this about again? i swear that name sounds too familiar, i must have read it but i don't have a clue what it was about.
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Dec 4 2008, 07:33 PM
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Jack lives in the country where he takes care of his ward Cecily. He pretends to have a brother named Earnest so he can disapear into the city whenever he pleases and not have to worry about any consequences. His friend Algernon (who knows him as Earnest) finds out about Jack's double life and reveals that he also does the same thing. Algernon pretends to have a sick friend named Bunbury and uses him as an excuse to skip family events and dinners. That's a basic overview of the begining of the play (without really ruining anything)
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Dec 4 2008, 07:58 PM
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One of my favourite plays ever!!!!!!! You can pretty much pick any line out of the play, and it'd be a funny one.
Oscar Wilde is a genius. Have you watched the movie with Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth? I haven't actually watched the whole thing yet, but we talked about it during my English tutorial and apparently they changed the ending to make it more interesting/believable. I can't decide which version I like better... |
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