The Importance of Being Earnest is my favorite book I read in AP English 12 this year. The comical and absurd assertions put forth from ridiculous members of Victorian society and the light message Wilde depicts make The Importance of Being Earnest "'wicked and...really good'" (Wilde, 24). Reading the short and famous play made me realize "'for the first time in my life the vital importance of'" being well-read and cultured about different aspects of history, such as the Victorian Era (Wilde, 54). I also enjoyed this play because I loved hearing my classmates read the lines of some of the absurd characters. Ms. Serensky's choices for who to read which part seem very humorous and some-what accurate. In fact, she told us, "'My professor in college picked me to read the part of Lady Bracknell.'" When the play got going, I was so curious to know what would happen next. "'The suspense [was] terrible'" but I really did "'hope it [would] last'" (Wilde, 52). Overall, I am glad I had the chance to read Wilde's famous and comical play, The Importance of Being Earnest.
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