Lady Bracknell: “I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square.” 


Analyse the quotation (word and sentence level) and explain how humour is created. How does Wilde explore Victorian attitudes in through the character of Lady B.



Wilde shows Victorian attitudes through Lady Bracknell's character by the way she speaks and views society.
'Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever' This suggests that Wilde  is mocking the Victorian attitude towards education. It is irony that Lady Bracknell uses the word fortuan