Jack Worthing
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Jack Worthing is the respectable yet secretly duplicitous protagonist of Oscar Wilde’s comedy "The Importance of Being Earnest," known for leading a double life under the name Ernest.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Importance of Being Earnest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish (Oscar Wilde) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
duplicitous
ⓘ
respectable ⓘ |
| createdBy | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundAsInfantIn | handbag ⓘ |
| foundAtLocation |
Victoria Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cloakroom at Victoria Station ⓘ |
| friendOf | Algernon Moncrieff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Cecily Cardew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoubleLifeLocation |
city (as Ernest)
ⓘ
country (as Jack) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leadsDoubleLifeAs | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Gwendolen Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| pretendsToBe | Ernest in London ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Thomas Cardew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realGivenName | Ernest (revealed at end) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Algernon Moncrieff (as brother, revealed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Hertfordshire countryside
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Importance of Being Earnest ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | respectable gentleman ⓘ |
| symbolizes | critique of earnestness ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Victorian morality
ⓘ
deception ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| ward | Cecily Cardew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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