Quote Anayses.

( Act 1 )

1) Algernon- I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact.

In this quote Stated by Algernon we can blatantly see that the quote is his opinion. He states his opinion like a fact which creates humour in the quote. He is talking as if he is very experienced. This could suggest that Algernon is experienced in Marriage proposals or that he leads a secret life. The lexis device used: Proposing, Marriage, Romance, and Love – all talk about relationships. The quote shows his respect for proposals and marriage. He does not seem very serious about marriage and proposals. His use of punctuation also shows his confusion. There are 8 sentences in a short paragraph. There is only one complex sentence. This implies that every time a full stop occurs he stops to think about what he has just said and this shows he is confused in what he says.

2) Lady Bracknell. A country house! How many bedrooms? Well, that point can be cleared up afterwards. You have a town house, I hope? A girl with a simple, unspoiled nature, like Gwendolyn, could hardly be expected to reside in the country.


This quote is very ironic in many ways. First we can clearly see that Lady Bracknell is very excited and happy at the thought of Jack having a country house this shows she is a very money hungry person. Secondly she refers to her daughter as being a simple and unspoiled girl when clearly she is not simple and unspoiled. She asks two questions but doesn’t wait for a reply.  This shows she is very eager to get replies and get the marriage fixed but she only wants to hear the answers from herself.  This shows her superiority in status and That she likes to show people she is of a high status. The manner in which she speaks sound very weird for a upper class woman, very fast and like she is hungry for money and houses and wealth.


Act 2


1)Cecily. I wish Uncle Jack would allow that unfortunate young man, his brother, to come down here sometimes. We might have a good influence over him, Miss Prism. I am sure you certainly would. You know German, and geology, and things of that kind influence a man very much. [Cecily begins to write in her diary.]




Cecily starts of with stating her desires. At first she is being very hypocritical calling jack Unfortunate when she has never even met him. She then goes on to say that she might have a good influence on him. This shows that she thinks that she is a very good person and that she can change people- that she has respect for herself. She then trails of talking about why miss prism might have a good influence on him and says she does German. This has nothing to do with changing one so it shows that whilst thinking about Jack, Cecily has trailed off into her own world. Most probably thinking about Jack. She is secretly engaged to him in her own mind. Then she starts to write in her diary- this could be because she doesn’t want Miss Prism to ask questions and she wants to change the subject or pretend she is busy or she could just be writing about what she has said about Jack to show him when he finally comes.


2) Admirably! Admirably! [Takes out watch.] And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.


This quote starts of with repetition – It shows that Chausable is Emphasizing his sorrow to Jack and showing him he cares. In this quote there is a mixture of irony, and sarcasm combined with a metaphor. This shows that jack has created such an image of his pretend brother that he has made everyone hate him. Therefore Chausable knows that Jack is not very upset about his brothers death as he uses the metaphor what seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. He is saying that what ever happens to us is for the better so appreciate what has happened. This shows the audience Dr. Chausable’s personality he seems very cruel and has no feelings.