Gwendolen Quotes Flashcards
A1
‘‘Gwendolen, you will…..’’’
Gwen - ‘‘Certainly….’’
[Gwendolen remains…..]
“Gwendolen, you will accompany me” “certainly mama” [Gwendolen remains behind]- A1
'’My….. has always been to…. of the name….’’
“my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest”- A1
'’It is a…… name. it has a music of its….. it produces….
“It is a divine name. it has a music of its own. it produces vibrations”- A1
'’I adore….But you…. to me yet. Nothing has been said at all about…’’
“I adore you. But you haven’t proposed to me yet,-. Nothing has been said at all about marriage- A1
'’What wonderfully…… you have Ernest!’’ A1
“what wonderfully blue eyes you have Ernest!”- A1
A1:
‘‘[He tries to…: she…. him
[He tries to rise: she restrains him] A1
'’I may …. someone else, and marry….’’
I may marry someone else, and marry often- A1
A2
‘‘What a very sweet…..! Something tells me that……. I like you already more…..
“What a very sweet name! Something tells me that we are going to be great friends. I like you already more than I can say. “- A2 “my father is Lord Bracknell”- A2
'’My….. is Lord….’’
“my father is Lord Bracknell”- A2
A2:
‘The home seems to me to be…………’’
“The home seems to me to be the proper sphere for the man”- A2
'’Cecily, mamma, whose views on….. are……, has brought me up to be………; it is part of her……; so do you mind my looking at you…….’’
“Cecily, mamma, whose views on education are remarkably strict, has brought me up to be extremely short-sighted; it is part of her system; so do you mind my looking at you through my glasses?”- A2
A2;
‘‘How secretive….! he grows more…..’’
“How secretive of him! he grows more interesting hourly”- A2
’‘[rising and……..]’’
[rising and going to her]- A2 (contextualise)
'’Ernest has a……. He is the very soul of…..
“Ernest has a strong upright nature. He is the very soul of truth and honour”- A2
A2:
‘‘disloyalty would be….. as….’’
“disloyalty would be as possible to him as deception”- A2
A2:
‘‘But even men of….. moral character are extremely……. to the influence of the…….. of others’’
“But even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others.”- A2
A2:
‘‘the announcement will…… in the….. as the latest’’
“The announcement will appear in the Morning Post on Saturday as the latest”- A2
A2:
‘‘[produces…… of her….’’]
’‘[produces diary of her own]’’
A2
‘‘one should always have…….. to…… in the train’’
'’one should always have something sensational to read in the train’’
A2
[sarcastically] ‘‘i am…… that i have never seen a…. It is obvious that our social spheres have been…..’’
A2 [sarcastically] “i am glad to say that I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different”- A2
A2
‘‘I had no….that there were any….’’’
'’I had no idea there were any flowers in the country’’
A2:
‘‘[with….. politeness] thankyou [….] detestable…..!’’
[with elaborate politeness] thankyou [aside] detestable girl!”- A2
A2:
‘‘Sugar is not…….’’
“sugar is not fashionable anymore”- A2
A2
‘‘I am known for…… of my….., and the extra ordinary……….’’
“I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extra ordinary sweetness of nature”- A2
