The Importance of Being Earnest is a delightful comedic play written by Oscar Wilde. Considered Wilde’s most iconic work, the play is filled with witty dialogue and absurd characters. The play follows two young men from the upper class in London; Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Both of them have created fictional personas in order to escape from displeasing responsibilities, Jack calling himself Earnest in London and Algernon creating “Bunbury” in the form of a sick friend in his home town. Both of them fall in love with two women and for them the play is about both the importance of being Earnest and not Earnest. The play is filled with hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken identities, and Jack and Algernons attempts at deception eventually lead to their own undoing as they are both revealed to be leading double lives in a moment of truth. The two lovers eventually find resolution and reach their happily-ever-after, but not before numerous moments of confusion and comical antics ensue. The play is famously lighthearted and is a timeless classic, prompting audiences to contemplate the all-too-true, yet funny, nature of human behavior and class distinctions.