The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

Oscar Wilde

348 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)

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Five of Oscar Wilde's wittiest and best-known plays, including Lady Windermere's Fan, his first great stage success, and Lord Alfred Douglas's translation of Salomé, which Wilde originally wrote in French. Of The Importance of Being Earnest, his m...

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4.23
based on 5,228 reviews

Moods

funny: 93%

lighthearted: 69%

reflective: 31%

relaxing: 15%

emotional: 14%

adventurous: 7%

challenging: 7%

mysterious: 7%

inspiring: 6%

tense: 5%

hopeful: 4%

dark: 3%

informative: 3%

sad: 1%

Pace

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36% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
41% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
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