A Long Lasting Comedy In today’s world we are all exposed to comedy. We see comedy in a variety of ways. These ways include: movies, plays, situational comedies on television, and stand up comedians. However, there is something very different about the typical comedy today compared to the play “The Importance of Being Earnest” written by Oscar Wilde. The modern comedy usually uses characters that are funny or actors that are known to be …showed first 75 words of 777 total…

…showed last 75 words of 777 total…Earnest. Modern Drama. Vol. 21, Toronto, 1978. 81-86. Danson, Lawrence. Wilde’s Intentions: The Artist in his Criticism. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. Ed. Henry Popkin. New York: Avon, 1965. Bibliography Works Cited Bose, Tirthanker. Oscar Wilde’s Game of Being Earnest. Modern Drama. Vol. 21, Toronto, 1978. 81-86. Danson, Lawrence. Wilde’s Intentions: The Artist in his Criticism. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. Ed. Henry Popkin. New York: Avon, 1965.