The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of being Earnest

By Oscar Wilde

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The Importance of being Earnest

Introduction

Plays , acts and stage performances have been greatly acclaimed throughout the world , by all income groups , as they are the easiest way of providing entertainment and conveying a message towards its audience Whereas it is believed that an act which appeals to all age groups , of every status is the one which is acclaimed and leaves an impact upon the lives of the people , forcing them to

contemplate their own position in the society . A play of such significance is The Importance of Being Earnest ' written by the most remarkable story teller of all times , the famous Oscar Wilde . The play was first performed on February 14 , 1895 in the Saint James Theatre in London (Cary M , Pp1

About the Author

Oscar Wilde (Oscar Oscar Fingal O 'Flahertie Wills Wilde ) an Irish by birth was born in 1854 , and lived his short life of forty-six years , as a playwright , poet and author of many short stories and one novel . He was claimed to be the most influential man of the Victorian era , and he even served imprisonment for two years under gross indecency ' a case which as formulated against his homosexual nature . After his realize in 1897 , he to live a life of seclusion away from the social and active life . He died in 1900 , of cerebral meningitis , and is buried in Paris his tomb is visited...