Gwendolyn’s mom, Lady Brackneil, did not approve of Earnest’s proposal to Gwendolyn. She has made this decision because she was informed that Earnest was an orphan. As the play continues, Algernon shows interest in Cecily and immediately proposes to her. Being that Earnest is Cecily’s guardian; he denies Algernon and Cecily getting married until Lady Brackneil lets him and Gwendolyn get married. Things begin to go south as Earnest and Algernon confess to living two lives. Both Earnest and Algernon have lost their trust from the girls. “…My ideal has always been to love some one of the name of Earnest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence. The moment Algernon first mentioned to me that he had a friend called Earnest, I knew I was destined to love you.” (Wilde 15) Gwendolyn and Cecily are highly disappointed because the men that they fell in love with are
Gwendolyn’s mom, Lady Brackneil, did not approve of Earnest’s proposal to Gwendolyn. She has made this decision because she was informed that Earnest was an orphan. As the play continues, Algernon shows interest in Cecily and immediately proposes to her. Being that Earnest is Cecily’s guardian; he denies Algernon and Cecily getting married until Lady Brackneil lets him and Gwendolyn get married. Things begin to go south as Earnest and Algernon confess to living two lives. Both Earnest and Algernon have lost their trust from the girls. “…My ideal has always been to love some one of the name of Earnest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence. The moment Algernon first mentioned to me that he had a friend called Earnest, I knew I was destined to love you.” (Wilde 15) Gwendolyn and Cecily are highly disappointed because the men that they fell in love with are