KnowraThe Importance of Being EarnestLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to The Importance of Being Earnest, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 8Related 6Compared with 1SatireBroader 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.PunBroader topic: The plot repeatedly exploits the overlap between a man’s name and the quality of earnestness.