Importance Of Being Earnest Quotes 4.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English LiteratureThe importance of being earnestA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Jennifer666Created on: 12-05-16 09:27 Jack: I decline... "I decline to you my consent" 1 of 34 Jack: I have been..... "I have been writing frantic letter to Scotland yard about it." 2 of 34 Jack: Cecily is not.... "Cecily is not a silly romantic girl." 3 of 34 Jack: The manor house.... "The manor house, Woolton, Hertfordshire." 4 of 34 Jack:I would like.... "I would like to be allowed to take advantage of Lady Bracknell's temporary absence." 5 of 34 Jack: For the first time.... "For the first time in my life I know the vital importance of being Earnest." 6 of 34 Jack: Why should their be... "why should their be one law for men, and another for women." 7 of 34 Jack: Well my name... "well my name is Ernest in Town and Jack in the country." 8 of 34 Jack: Gwendolen, I must be.... "Gwendolen, I must be christened at once I mean we must get married at once" 9 of 34 Jack: I would like to be christened.... "I would like to be christened this afternoon, if you have nothing better to do" 10 of 34 Jack: It is very.... "It is very painful for me to be forced to speak the truth" 11 of 34 Algernon: The lower class.... "The lower class doesn't set us a good example" 12 of 34 Algernon: I wish to.... "I wish to goodness we had a few fools left" 13 of 34 Algernon: The smallest In.... "The smallest instinct about when to die" 14 of 34 Algernon: No cucumbers... "No cucumbers, not even for ready money" 15 of 34 Algernon: People who haven't... "people who haven't been at university. The do it so well in the daily papers" 16 of 34 Algernon: Divorces are.... "Divorces are made in heaven" 17 of 34 Algernon: As far as the Piano... "As far as the piano is concerned sentiment is my forte. I keep science for life" 18 of 34 Algernon: I must see him.... "I must see him at once on a most important christening- I mean on most important business" 19 of 34 Algernon: The lowers class.... "The lower class doesn't set us a good example." 20 of 34 Gwendolen: In matters of grave.... "In matters of grave importance style, not sincerity, is the vital thing" 21 of 34 Gwendolen: I am known.... "I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extraordinary sweetness of my nature, but I warn you miss Cardew, you may go too far" 22 of 34 Gwendolen: Your christian names are..... "Your christian names are an insuperable barrier. that is all." 23 of 34 Lady Brackenll: When I married Lord... "When I married Lord Bracknell I had no fortune of any kind" 24 of 34 Cecily Cardew: it has always been.... "It had always been a girlish dream of mine to love someone whose name was Ernest" 25 of 34 Cecily Cardew: What an impetuous.... "What an impetuous boy he is! I like his hair so much. I must enter his proposal in my diary" 26 of 34 Cecily Cardew: They have been eating... "They have been eating muffins. That look like repentance" 27 of 34 Cecily Cardew: If you are not... "If you are not wicked, then you have certainly been deceiving us all" 28 of 34 Cecily Cardew: Oh flowers are...... "Oh flowers are as common here, miss Fairfax as people are in London" 29 of 34 Gwendolen: I cannot understand..... "I cannot understand how any body manages to exist in the country, if anybody who is anybody does" 30 of 34 Cecily Cardew: [Shows diary] today I.... "[Shows diary] today I broke off my engagement with Ernest" 31 of 34 Cecily Cardew: I don't like novels.... "I don't like novels that end happily. They depress me" 32 of 34 Lady Bracknell: To lose one parent..... "To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, maybe regarded as misfortune, but to lose both looks like carelessness" 33 of 34 Jack: my dear Algy..... "My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist" 34 of 34
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