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How does Wilde use linguistic, literary and structural devices to create effective social comedy?
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How does Wilde use linguistic, literary and structural devices to create effective social comedy? 'The Importance of being Earnest' is a comical play. The characters and the plot are both comical, but the play may be best described as a social comedy, a comedy of manors. Wilde uses many comic devices to make the play funny but I think the main focus is on using irony in this particular play. One type of irony Wilde uses is dramatic irony. Wilde withholds information from certain characters whilst the audience are fully aware of what is really going on. It is funny because of the ironic situation and the ways the characters react. One example of this is the first conversation between Jack and Gwendolen. Gwendolen: My own Ernest! Jack: But you don't really mean to say you couldn't love me if my name wasn't Ernest? Gwendolen: But your name is Ernest. This is...
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