The Importance of Being Earnest

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:film
gptkb:opera
gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:author gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Leonard_Smithers_and_Co.
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Importance of Being Earnest
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literaryPeriod gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Algernon_Moncrieff
gptkb:Cecily_Cardew
gptkb:Gwendolen_Fairfax
gptkb:Jack_Worthing
gptkb:Lady_Bracknell
gptkbp:notableQuote The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
gptkbp:premiereDate 14 February 1895
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:St_James's_Theatre
gptkbp:publicationDate 1895
gptkbp:releaseDate 1899
gptkbp:setting gptkb:London
gptkb:Hertfordshire
gptkbp:structure three acts
gptkbp:subject gptkb:identity
gptkb:marriage
social satire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkb:Reese_Witherspoon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4