Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance Triviality of Being Earnest The importance of being Ernest. There is so much emphasis on this name being the basis for two particular women’s ideal spouse. ... It becomes almost ridiculous how obsessed they become with just a name and in the end the importance of such a name actually amounts to nothing. ... Gwendolen even criticizes the name Jack as if it is plain and boring, just as Cecily criticizes the name Algernon for being the same. To these women, not being married to an Ernest means one would not know the “entrancing pleasure of a single moment’s solitude” (p. ... Of course “in matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing” (p. ... It seems as if in the end, the importance of true love and marriage has outweighed the actual importance of being Ernest.