A Marxist Criticism On "The Importance Of Being Earnest"

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critique about the way the class structure
influences the play. He leaves room for these critiques when he writes about
the servants, the nobles, and the middle class. His view on society and class
is very evident on the way the servants are portrayed.

"‘I don't know that I am much interested in your family life, Lane'"

"‘No sir; it's not a very interesting subject. I never think of it
myself.'"
In this passage from the play it is very clear that Wilde likes to give
his characters some life, but however it seemed that he was giving the servants
a bit too much, but nevertheless it does establish very well the position of
those servants. In the society Wilde is presenting it seems that the place of
the servant was not only for manual labor, but also to provide conversation, and
to compliment the employer's personalities. In the story the idea of class was
demonstrated by the interaction between Lane and Algernon even though Lane was
witty he did know his place as a servant ...

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one needs to also look at the way the
nobility are viewed. In Oscar Wilde's play he seems to make almost a mockery of
the nobility. When one sees the way the nobles are portrayed one will think
this is a sarcasm on the nobles, but however if one examines it closer he/she
may realize this is closer to the truth than previous accounts of the nobles.
In the play Oscar Wilde does not hold back in fears he would offend anyone he
wrote a play to entertain, but he also did an excellent job on reflecting how
the nobles are. Firstly he displays the character of Algernon, who is, quite
frankly, a languid in debt young man, but nevertheless he is still a noble.
With this character Wilde ...

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