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The Importance of Being Earnest

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

by Oscar Wilde

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Jack

219 lines · 4255 words

Algernon

203 lines · 4180 words

Lady Bracknell

84 lines · 3124 words

Cecily

154 lines · 2971 words

Gwendolen

102 lines · 2392 words

Miss Prism

41 lines · 1014 words

Chasuble

42 lines · 838 words

Merriman

17 lines · 188 words

Lane

21 lines · 185 words

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Summary by act & scene

  • Scene 1: SCENE

    301 lines · 6814 words total

    Characters

    • Algernon 97 lines, 2358 words
    • Jack 113 lines, 2113 words
    • Lady Bracknell 36 lines, 1310 words
    • Gwendolen 34 lines, 848 words
    • Lane 21 lines, 185 words
  • Scene 1: SCENE

    399 lines · 7972 words total

    Characters

    • Cecily 128 lines, 2670 words
    • Algernon 87 lines, 1617 words
    • Gwendolen 44 lines, 1132 words
    • Jack 63 lines, 1045 words
    • Miss Prism 31 lines, 678 words
    • Chasuble 30 lines, 646 words
    • Merriman 16 lines, 184 words
  • Scene 1: SCENE

    183 lines · 4361 words total

    Characters

    • Lady Bracknell 48 lines, 1814 words
    • Jack 43 lines, 1097 words
    • Gwendolen 24 lines, 412 words
    • Miss Prism 10 lines, 336 words
    • Cecily 26 lines, 301 words
    • Algernon 19 lines, 205 words
    • Chasuble 12 lines, 192 words
    • Merriman 1 line, 4 words