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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.
Wilde uses the exchange between Gwendolen and Cecily
to
Gwendolen. Let us preserve a dignified silence.
Cecily. Certainly. It's the only thing to do now. (Enter Jack
followed by Algernon. They whistle some dreadful popular
air from a British Opera.]
O praise the strict social codes of Victorian society.
O show the superiority of women in Victorian society.
O mock the formal courtship rules of Victorian society.
explain the importance of romance in Victorian society.
Gwendolen. This dignified silence seems to produce an
unpleasant effect
Cecily. A most distasteful one.
Gwendolen. But we will not be the first to speak.
Cecily. Certainly not.
Gwendolen. Mr. Worthing, I have something very
particular to ask you. Much depends on your reply.
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