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For as long as I can remember, I have been a sucker for farcical, mistaken identity, "who's on first?" sort of stories. I have sat in the audience at a number of such plays as well, laughing myself to tears. What I want to know is, how did I ever overlook Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest?! Thank goodness for the purchase of a new kindle and all those exciting free classics, or I might never have picked it up!
In a nutshell of 3 acts, The Importance of Being Earnest presents main characters who invent fictitious personae in order to avoid burdensome and mundane social obligations. Hilarity ensues. Exeunt. All bow.
Here is one of my favorite lines from a pivotal scene:
Algernon: "Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them."
I loved reading the text of this play, but I imagine that seeing a live production would split my sides completely. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for such an opportunity. Makes me want to invent one of these fake friends for myself as well. Could come in handy, certainly would be amusing.
Very witty, Wilde. Very witty.
