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The 15 pages that link to The Importance of Being Earnest, each with the reason it gives.

• SatireBroader topic: Its polished absurdity targets the rules and pretensions of respectable society.

• Oscar WildeBroader topic: Its absurd plot turns respectability and the social value of a name into comic targets.

• FarceBroader topic: Its identity games combine farcical plotting with polished social satire.

• Character comedyBroader topic: Wilde makes characters’ affectations and verbal habits central to the humor.

• Social satireBroader topic: Its absurd plot mocks Victorian respectability and marriage customs.

• Comedy of mannersBroader topic: Wilde renews the genre through paradoxical dialogue and ridicule of respectable norms.

• Mistaken identityBroader topic: Its characters mistake names and identities, making social performance the joke.

• The Playboy of the Western WorldCompared with: Its polished drawing-room comedy offers a contrast to Synge’s rural setting and rough speech.

• Judi DenchRelated: Dench’s stage portrayal of Lady Bracknell became one of her celebrated comic roles.

• PunBroader topic: The plot repeatedly exploits the overlap between a man’s name and the quality of earnestness.

• Edith EvansRelated: Evans’s celebrated Lady Bracknell made the play a defining part of her stage legacy.

• Michael RedgraveRelated: Redgrave played Jack Worthing in Anthony Asquith’s 1952 film adaptation.

• Estelle ParsonsRelated: Parsons directed a Broadway production of Wilde’s play in 2011.

• Irene WorthRelated: Worth’s Lady Bracknell performance showcased her command of comic as well as tragic roles.

• Martita HuntRelated: Hunt’s stage career included the role of Lady Bracknell.