The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde Born Education Personality Beliefs

Aestheticism Movement Purpose Slogan of Movement

Success and Controversy One novel Plays Controversy End of Life

Victorian Age in England Named for Attitude Accomplishments and Innovations

The ’90’s (The 1890’s) End of the Victorian Era Attitudes The Dandy

Characters in the Play Jack (Ernest) Worthing Algernon Moncrieff Gwendolyn Fairfax

Characters Continued Lady Bracknell Cecily Cardew Miss Prism – Reverend Cannon Chasuble –

Wilde’s Satire Victorian Etiquette Victorian Marriages

Wilde’s Satire Aestheticism (Art for Art’s Sake) Idleness of the Rich

Web Quest Now, I want you to find out more information about Victorian Society, so that we can see how Wilde satirizes it. In your groups, you will follow the links below. Each person in the group should select a link and read the article, and take notes. I after a few minutes, share what you learned with a person who read a different article. Do this until you have read and/or talked about each article. Victorian Era Introduction Victorian Etiquette Victorian Marriage Rules Victorian Society