In the play 'The Importance of Being Ernest' Jacks quarrels a lot with Algernon. In Act 1 Scene 1 they argue over the muffins which both Jack and Algernon had taken were eaten 'How can you sit there, calmly eating muffins when we are in this horrible trouble, I can’t make out. You seem to me to be perfectly heartless' The squabble with each other just like brothers do. Wilde inserts the scene with muffins to bring humour to the play. The fact that they are arguing over muffins which is quite a trivial matter while the 'loves of there lives' are angry with them. Wilde shows that Jack dislike the idea of Algernon being in his home because he will eat all of his food.
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