Act One Flashcards
Well, it's pretty self-explanatory.
What does Algy say about playing the piano?
‘anyone can play accurately - but I play with wonderful expression’
‘sentiment is my forte’
What does Lane say about marriage?
‘in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand’
‘i have been married once. That was a consequence of a misunderstanding between myself and a young person.’
What does Algy say about the lower classes?
‘they seem, as a class, to have no sense of moral responsibility’
What does Algy say about marriage in part one?
(In response to Jack saying ‘I am in love with Gwen’
‘if i ever get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact’
‘i call that business’
‘divorces are made in heaven’
In the cigarette case scene, what hyperbolic lengths was Jack willing to go to to find the cigarette case?
‘I was very nearly offering a large reward’
‘I have been writing frantic letters to Scotland yard’
Where does Algy point to his growing lack of wealth in the cigarette case scene?
‘i happen to be more than usually hard up’
In the cigarette case scene, what does Algernon describe Jack as?
‘the most Earnest looking person I ever saw in my life’
Where is the first reference to Jack’s duality in the cigarette case scene?
‘my name is Ernest in the town and Jack in the country’
Where does Jack reference his duty to Cecily in Part 1?
‘when one is placed in the position of guardian, one has to adopt a very high moral tone on all subjects’
What does Algy say about the truth?
‘the truth is rarely pure and never simple’
How does Algy describe Bunbury?
as an ‘invaluable personal invalid’
Which absolutely brilliant Jack quote references Ernest being the gay side to him (and Wilde)?
‘if Gwen accepts me, I am going to kill my brother. Indeed, I think I’ll kill him in any case.’
How does Algy describe married life?
‘in married life three is company and two is none’
Before LB is introduced, what does Algy say?
Which stage direction is this followed by?
‘there’s such a lot of beastly competition about’
‘the sound of an electric bell is heard’
‘bows icily’
What does LB say of Lady Harbury?
‘I hadn’t been there since her poor husband’s death… she looks quite twenty years younger’
‘seems to be living entirely for pleasure now’
