Then, Algernon tells Jack about his creation of an imaginary friend called Bunbury and the reason for this invention. Also, he confesses to Algernon that Ernest is the name which he uses only in London. Then, Jack also tells him about the invention of his younger brother and the reason behind it. At first, Jack evades giving a response to Algernon. Then, Algernon inspects Jack about Cecily for her printed name on that cigarette case which Jack left in the flat on his last visit. Jack tells Algernon that he wants to propose Gwendolen for marriage. Whenever Jack and Algernon meet, there arises verbal clashes and witty remarks between them. The act starts with the conversation between Algernon and his servant called Lane. Whenever Algernon wishes to go to the countryside or wants to excuse his aunt's boring dinner parties then he makes a pretext that his friend is sick, and he will have to go to meet him.Īlgernon's inquiry about Miss Cecily Cardew: Mr Moncrieff calls his late mother's sister or Lady Bracknell, Aunt Augusta. He says that Bunbury is an invalid and lives in the countryside, and he told about him to his friends and relatives. An invented friend of Algernon:Īlgernon has also created a non-existent friend called Bunbury. Therefore, in this part of the play, Jack's parentage is unknown to the readers. He made Jack the guardian of his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew. Mr Thomas Cardew (a rich man) found him as a baby in a leather bag in the cloakroom of Victoria railway station. Mr Moncrieff is the nephew of Lord and Lady Bracknell and so a cousin of Gwendolen. He told all his friends and acquaintances that his name is Ernest including Gwendolen and Algernon. Jack loves a rich girl called Gwendolen who is a daughter of Lord and Lady Bracknell. In reality, Mr Worthing does not have any brother, and he often goes to London for having pleasure. John meets him there to help him in coming out of problems. He says that he has a lazy and irresponsible brother in London, his name is Ernest, and he is habitual of getting into troubles due to his non-serious behaviour towards life. Mr Worthing tells a lie to ladies about the reason for his visiting London frequently. She lives with him in the same house under the charge of a governess called Miss Prism. He is the guardian of an eighteen-year-old girl named Cecily. John Worthing is a resident at the Manor House in Woolton, but he often pays visits to London.

Frequent visits to London by John Worthing:

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