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Oscar Wilde's Use Of Satire In The Importance Of Being E

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Satire at its Finest Satire is using humor, irony, and exaggeration to expose the truth. Throughout the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde uses satire to reveal the truth about the society he lived in. Satire is used to reveal the nature of marriage, a double life otherwise known as bunburying, and social class. The Importance of Being Earnest revolves around the satire of marriage and acts as a primary force moving the plot along. Marriage during Victorian society was seen as complete bliss, but Wilde reveals his views of marriage through Algernon who refers to marriage as business rather than pleasure. The debate of marriage starts from the beginning of play when Lane admits his misunderstood marriage, but still believes

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