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Liked It “This is a must read for all intellectuals. This book is full of satir. It will make you laugh time and time again. And it is short enough that you can read it over and over without trouble. Oscar Wilde is one of the leading comic writers of the Victorian era.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is a must read for all intellectuals. This book is full of satir. It will make you laugh time and time again. And it is short enough that you can read it over and over without trouble. Oscar Wilde is one of the leading comic writers of the Victorian era.”
Brent S wrote this review Sunday, August 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is another one of my surprisingly favorite books. It is not a literature class book, but I did read it for school.
Victoria R wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I was cast in this play to act as "Lane", Algernon's butler.
Interested from the start, I wasn't disapointed that I had to hear people say their lines over and over and over again. I memorized almost the whole play after reading it through fully and practicing lines.
This story is full of irony and definatley will make any audience or reader, laugh and fall in love with each and every character. Especially the crazy Lady Bracknell, who isn't a very pleseant woman herself, but definatley catches the attention of the people.”
“ This book contains the funniest comedy- romance play ever written by an English writer( Oscar Wilde), in the twentieth century. The comedy-- romance play is about the lives of two men, who call themselves Earnest. However,both men's birth name wasn't Earnest. Jack was an orphan who had inherited all the fortune of the old man who took care of him his whole life. Now, Jack had a ward, who was only eighteen years old, and desperately in love with a man named Earnest( which was suposevly Jack's brother). Jack lived in the country and used to go to the far away town for many times, in order to see his loved one Gwendolen. However, in the country, Jack's name was Jack, and in town, Jack's name was Earnest. Jack had a very close friend, Who didn't believe in romance, called Algernon( Algy for short). To everyone in the country, Jack had a brother named Earnest, while in town this brother of his was completely unknown.
THAIS S wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
One day, Jack( also called Earnest) decides that he was to propose to his loved one Gwendolen. Gwendolen was a woman who was always fascinated by the name Earnest, and probably fell in love with Jack just because she tought his real name was Earnest, which wasn't. Gwendolen was raised by a very strict mother called Lady Bracknell, who did not permit her daughter of marying who she chose. Lady Bracknel believed that she should be the one o choose her daughter's husband. Thus with this belief, Jack was in big trouble when he conversed with Gwendolen's mother. If it wasn't for the fact that Jack was an orphan, it is probably certain that Lady Bracknell would approve her daughter's marriage with him. However,now in order to marry his loved one, he would have to find his parents, or some proof of who they were. When Algernon arrives in the country, all members of the country house think that he is Jack's brother Earnest. Jack's ward , Cecily falls completely in love with him. ALgernon also falls in love with cecily. However , it is still uncertain if he acctually fell in love with her, or if he was interested in the fortune that he would have by marrying her. Some days later, Gwendolen arrives at the coutry house, and discovers that Jack wasn't named Earnest, and Cecily discovers that Algernon wasn't named Earnest. The discovery of their lover's true names leaves both girls infuriated, because their dream was to love someone of the name of Earnest. Algernon and Jack decide to get re-Christened to the name of Earnest, but everything turns out well, and the two couples live in harmony once again.
This play was written during the twentieth century, and even though the text can be challenging at times, the play can be extremelly hilarious. I enjoyed the fights between Jack and ALgernon( EARNEST AND EARNEST), and also the fact that both men had to go through so much, just to live in harmony with their loved ones.
I Highly recommend this book to all theather lovers, and even to someone who's looking for a silly and entertaining play to read.”
“This play was humorous and thoroughly entertaining. It was a pleasure to read and reasonably lighthearted while addressing the frivolous causes of such a stoic-seeming time. Oscar is my boyfriend.”
ISABEL S wrote this review Wednesday, January 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was funny! Oscar Wilde doesn't cease to amaze me! The characters were believable, though the situation was not! I think I especially liked Algernon and his incessant eating XD”
The Black Jackal wrote this review Monday, August 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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