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Oscar Wilde's mordant wit and sharp observation about (high) society & manners still ring true in our own social worlds - an indication of Wilde's satirical genius, or that human society & behaviours haven't changed all that much..
Plenty of lines that we'll still find funny today. Just to quo ... (continue)
Oscar Wilde's mordant wit and sharp observation about (high) society & manners still ring true in our own social worlds - an indication of Wilde's satirical genius, or that human society & behaviours haven't changed all that much..
Plenty of lines that we'll still find funny today. Just to quote a few:
Act One:
Gwendolen: Ah, that is clearly a metaphysical speculation, and like most metaphysical speculations has very little reference at all to the actual facts of real life, as we know them.
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Jack: I am sick too death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we have a few fools left.
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Act Three
Lady Bracknell: Never speak disrespectfully of society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.
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Lady Bracknell: I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.
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