The Importance of Being Earnest In the play "The Importance of Being Earnest" Oscar Wilde employs a great sense of comedy throughout the entire play, but in particular the first act. The play is set in victorian times, where there is a social struggle between the different classes of society. It is important to see how Wilde distinguishes the social classes right from the start of the play. The play as a whole is about …showed first 75 words of 847 total…

…showed last 75 words of 847 total…and Lady Bracknell is shallow as well for not accepting Mr. Worthing due to the fact he was found in a hand bag at birth. For Mr. Worthing to love someone so shallow as Gwendolen is very comical and shows how much she means to him by adopting the name of "Ernest". Act one of the play catches the audience's attention with the humour involved and is the start to an all around humourous play.