The importance of being earnest : the representation of marriage
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DAMAS Chloé
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The representation of marriage in the Importance of being Earnest
be.
It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to arrange for
herself .
.
.
“.
She has the classical ideas about marriage : “To speak
frankly, 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.”.
She does not believe in marriage
for love.
That is why she asked a lot of questions to Jack, before he
propose to Gwendolen, about his family or his fortune.
Appearance
was everything at that time.
For Algernon, marriage is a business, he does not understand
marriage for love, he is skeptical about the happiness of couples in
marriage: I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing.
It is very
romantic to be in love.
But there is nothing romantic about a definite
proposal.
Why, one may be accepted.
One usually is, I believe.
Then
the excitement is all over.
The very essence of romance is
uncertainty.
If I ever get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact.
He does not believe in marriage until he met Cecily.
But some
characters have a more romantic opinion about marriage.
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