Reading Act 1 Scene 1 of The Importance of Earnest I can tell that Algernon has a higher relative status than Jack/John Worthing. Algernon is in control of the conversation forcing Jack to reveal his other identity as 'Ernest' his younger brother who lives in town. However as soon as Lady Bracknell enters the scene his is relative status is lower. The topic shifts when Lady Bracknell enters from Jacks's two identities to casual hello's. This is adjacency pairs. Lady Bracknell starts the converstation she often asks questions relating to money. This suggests that she care about wealth and her status in the community.
Algernon calls Jack a 'Bunburyist' which is coinage, Algernon and thus Oscar Wilde made it up. Bunburyist is someone who has a secret alias in order to escape however this is polycemic because this could also mean having to your sexuality which in a way refers to Oscar wildw who had to hide his sexuality from his wife and kids .
www the beginnings of a valid argument here and good to see that you are trying to develop from word level analysis through to comment on the playwright himself.
ReplyDeleteebi typos and therefore lost meaning, too short for a piece of home learning which therefore suggests lack of commitment which doesn't seem in keeping with other work I have seen from you.