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Explain the significance of the full title of the play the importance of being earnest brainly

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Answered by HumbertoFitzhugh
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Explanation:

  • In his play "The Importance of Being Earnest" Oscar Wilde has used the elements of pun in it.
  • Pun is a literary device that is used to play with words to produce a humorous effect. This wordplay can be done either on one word with different meanings or similar sounding words.
  • In the play, Wilde has used pun in the form of similar-sounding words i.e. "earnest" which means honest or truthful, and "Ernest" a masculine name.
  • In the play, Jack created a younger brother for himself whom he named "Ernest" but his acts were opposite to honesty and truthfulness. He was scandalous.
  • In the end, when Jack accidentally speaks truth, he uses this line and says that now he had learned the being honest or earnest is important.
  • This the significance of the title of the play that the author wanted to create a humorous effect using pun elements.
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