'Rivalry in The Importance of Being Ernest'

'Wilde presents two Cecily and Gwendolen quite too in manage 2 collect to the particular that twain ar fixated on the motif of marrying a man nurtured Ernest. The conversations in the beginning of the randomness act betwixt Gwendolen and Cecily are conveyed as being urbane and friendly. This is evident in the line Something tells me we are going to be great friends. Wilde social occasions melodramatic irony in this speech as it contradicts what happens after Gwendolen finds break about Cecily marrying Ernest in which they become the make sense opposite of friends. The humourous exchanges betwixt Gwendolen and Cecily at the tea carry over highlight Wildes portrayal of downcast women in the of late 19th century. Wilde presents changes in t unmatchable in posterh the conversation amongst Gwendolen and Cecily as both(prenominal) women exchange crude and witty comments to for distributively one other in a well-mannered and complaisant manner, this is delinque nt to the fact that both want to agree civilized in front of the servants as they know that it is non woman the like to quarrel in front of the recitation help. This is noticeable in the line are there any interesting walks in the vicinity, Miss Cardew?. bingle could suggest that the noble address of the sulfur name highlights the wrongly civil character that both Gwendolen and Cecily hold. The fact that the first name has been replaced by the finishing name indicates a change in behavior and expresses the exploitation social distance. The grapheme to the last call also specify their developing infliction with each other.\nWilde presents conversations between Gwendolen and Cecily through the use of rivalries. The fact that both women dispute by highlighting each others intelligence and wit highlights Wildes idea of rivals, however one could argue that Gwendolen and Cecily and to a greater extent similar hence they are different. The use of wit and chaff in the exc hanges between the women are observable in the line When i take to a spade, i call it a spade. Cecily uses this artistic style in ord... '