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CHARACTERS
- Jack Worthing
A young gentleman from the country, in love with Gwendolen Fairfax. - Algernon Moncrieff A young gentleman from London, the nephew of Lady Bracknell, in love with Cecily Cardew.
- Gwendolen Fairfax A young lady, loved by Jack Worthing.
- Lady Bracknell A society lady, Gwendolen’s mother.
- Cecily Cardew A young lady, the ward of Jack Worthing.
- Miss Prism Cecily’s governess
- The Reverend Canon Chasuble The priest of Jack’s parish
- Lane Algernon’s butler
- Merriman Jack’s servant.
PLOT SUMMARY
Jack and Algernon are wealthy gentlemen. Jack (known to Algernon as
Ernest) lives a respectable life in the country providing an example to
his young ward Cecily. Algernon lives in luxury in London and has
invented an imaginary invalid friend (Bunbury) whom he visits in the
country whenever an unappealing social engagement presents itself. Jack
has also invented a character - a wayward younger brother called Ernest
whom he uses as pretext for going up to London and enjoying himself.
Jack wants to marry Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but must first
convince her mother, Lady Bracknell, of the respectability of his
parents. For Jack, having been abandoned in a handbag at Victoria
station, this is quite a difficult task.
Algernon visits Jack’s house in the country and introduces himself to
Cecily as Ernest, knowing that Cecily is already fascinated by tales of
Ernest's wickedness. He further wins her over and they become engaged.
Shortly after, Jack arrives home announcing Ernest’s death. This sets
off a series of farcical events. Cecily and Gwendolen have a genteel
stand-off over which of them has a prior claim on ‘Ernest’. Jack and
Algernon vie to be christened Ernest. Eventually, Jack discovers that
his parents were Lady Bracknell’s sister and brother-in-law and that he
is, in fact, Algernon’s older brother, called Ernest. The two sets of
lovers are thus free to marry.
During these events the characters of Canon Chasuble and Cecily’s
governess Miss Prism have also fallen in love, and in the best tradition
of the well-made play the story ends with all the loose ends tied up
and everyone set to live happily ever after.
THE
LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
by
Andrea M. Hutchinson
1.-
Read the book and do the following activities from each chapter:
Chapter
1
page
13, exercises: 1,2
page
14, exercises: 3,4
Chapter
2
pages
22-23, exercises: 1,2,3,4
Chapter
3
pages
29-30, exercises: 1, 3a,3b,3c
Chapter
4
pages40-41,
exercises: 1,2
Chapter
5
pages
48-49-50, exercises:1,2,3,4
Chapter
6
pages
57-58, exercises: 1,3
Chapter
7
page
67, exercises: 1,2
page
69, exercise: 2
Chapter
8
page
74, exercises: 1,3
2.-
Write a summary of each chapter.
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