Says a lot about marriage, reflection on Oscars life
He’s mocking the fact that they strive to marry even if they can see how absurd it is
It is a social commentary on the absurdity of ideals and shallowness of his society. If Earnest weren’t Earnest at the very beginning, nothing would have happened.
The ‘antagonist’, gorgon of sorts in the play is presented as the support for marriage, therefore villanizing it
He’s criticising society and the social constructs that everyone follows without thinking twice
‘to speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. they give people the opportunity of finding out each other character before marriage, which is never advisable before marriage
he’s criticising marriage because he himself could not be in a happy one
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