In the play nine actors take part: John "Jack" Worthing: Jack is the play's protagonist; he is the most sympathetic, plausible character, whose love for Gwendolen is far more believable than the other desires we witness. ... Cecily has heard about this brother, and has written correspondences between the two of them for months by the time she meets Algernon/Ernest. ... His butler, Lane, brings in "Ernest Worthing" (who is listed as "John Worthing" in the cast list and "Jack" in the body of the play, although both Lane and Algernon believe his name is Ernest), who has just returned from...

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• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

Cecily had become attracted to Ernest because she had heard so much about him from her Uncle Jack, and after a period of imagined courtship they had become engaged. ... Gwendolen heard that her cousin Algernon had a friend called Ernest and was instantly intrigued... Gwendolen professes that she loves Ernest (as she knows him) passionately, but that she would "pity any woman who is married to a man called John!" ...

• Word Count: 2564
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School