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Authenticity vs. Inauthenticity in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
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Unlike other living creatures, human being requires an authentic life to reflect the true self and independence. Due to the limitations and complicacies of life, either personal or from the surroundings, people sometimes play inauthentic roles and express inconsistent statements. Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ represents the same situation where two protagonists Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncireff frequently change their valid identity and address for abundant freedom and worldly pleasure. Considering two fundamental existentialistic concerns such as authenticity and inauthenticity along with qualitative and descriptive analysis method, the study evaluates how authentic or inauthentic decisions Algernon and Jack have made to transform their long carried name, definite identity and diversified location. It highlights how Wilde’s major characters are intertwined with complicated relationships affecting self-motivated decision, choice and freedom. Nevertheless, the study takes into account all the self-contradictory commitments of both Algernon and Jack Worthing and their ridiculous attitude towards religious perception. Finally, it inspects the authenticity of the name “Earnest” for what both Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax always feel an inexorable urge and fervor.
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This article reads Oscar Wilde's *The Importance of Being Earnest* (1895) through an existentialist framework, arguing that the name "Earnest" is inauthentic and that the play's title carries no genuine importance. It pairs close reading of the play with existentialist theory on authenticity and inauthenticity drawn from Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, Nietzsche, and secondary commentators.
Key findings
- Algernon Moncrieff is read as pursuing an authentic life through self-defined choice and freedom, rejecting Victorian convention (e.g., his piano playing, his refusal to part with "Bunbury," his indifference to "social possibilities"), while Jack Worthing's struggle is for a valid origin and authentic identity, culminating in the handbag revelation.
- Jack's statements about having a brother are shown to be self-contradictory — he denies having a brother, then declares "I knew I had a brother! I always said I had a brother!" once Lady Bracknell identifies him as Mrs. Moncrieff's son — which the paper uses as evidence of his inauthenticity.
- Algernon's cucumber-sandwich promise to Lady Bracknell is treated as a demonstrable inauthentic commitment: he eats the sandwiches himself, then claims via Lane that "There were no cucumbers in the market this morning."
- The paper argues the name "Earnest" is inauthentic: Gwendolen and Cecily demand it ("There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence"), but the paper concludes their demand was inauthentic and that "Being Earnest" makes no particular sense or importance in the play, since Lady Bracknell's objection to Jack concerned his parentage, not his name.
- The christening subplot is read as questioning the authenticity of religious values: Lady Bracknell calls baptism "at their age" "grotesque and irreligious," and the paper concludes the baptism process "turned into a commercial form intentionally."
Methods
- Design: a qualitative, interpretive literary study applying existentialist concepts of "Authenticity" and "Inauthenticity" to a single dramatic text.
- Data: the play text (cited as Wilde, 2016, Penguin Books) plus a literature review of criticism on the play (Nassaar, Barris, Garland, Lalonde, Shabir) and existentialist sources (Carman, Flynn, Macquarrie, Panza & Gale).
- Analysis: thematic close reading organized around three issues — searching for authenticity in true self and identity; inauthenticity in commitments and religious perception; and whether the name "Earnest" is authentic or inauthentic.
Limitations
- Not stated in the paper: the article contains no explicit limitations section.
- Evident from the text: the study rests on a single play and a selective set of quoted passages, with no stated criteria for selecting evidence; the theoretical framework is assembled from introductory and reference works (e.g., *Existentialism for Dummies*, *Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction*) rather than primary philosophical texts; and the conclusion that the name "Earnest" has no importance is asserted rather than tested against alternative readings, including the counter-reading the paper itself raises (that most incidents of the play focus on that single name).
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“Surprisingly, he changed his position later and denied the incident directly when Aunt Augusta reminded Algernon of the cucumber.”
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“From these conversations, Algernon's inauthentic promise has been clearly proved.”
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“The two important protagonists of this play, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, agreed to change their names to impress their beloved Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew respectively.”
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“Like Gwendolen, Cecily had been strictly motivated by this name.”
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“He confronted Lady Bracknell's interview boldly.He could say his present address, valid information about wealth and investment.But he could not utter his parents' name definitely.”
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“Interestingly, Jack could not avail this simple information.”
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“Therefore, he has created another fictional character Bunbary to execute his desires and wishes.”
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“Until the last moment they were known as Jack and Algernon.”
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“Throughout the entire play, Jack claims that he has no brother and even there remains no possibility in future.”
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“In the name of Earnest he usually visits Algernon's flat and other places to enjoy his life.”
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“In this play, a different attitude towards religious values especially the process of Christening someone has been questioned.”
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“He promised to prepare cucumber sandwiches for Lady Bracknell.”
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“As a result, Lady Bracknell rejected his proposal.”
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“But this Jack fluctuated from his own words at the end of the play.”
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“In the course of time, they began to lose their interest and finally distracted both Jack and Algernon from the upcoming naming session.”
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“Besides, he faced difficulties before Algernon's suspicions.In order to prove his standing Jack told lies.Ultimately, he surrendered in front of Algernon.”
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“Here in this play, both Cecily and Gwendolen want to judge somebody by the name.”
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“Before Cecily, he had depend on falsehood.He lied one after another.”
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“When Cecily became interested in Earnest, he planned to kill him.”
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“Gwendolen Fairfax also loves Jack in the name of Earnest.”
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“You must not laugh at me, darling, but it had always been a girlish dream of mine to love someone whose name was Earnest.….There is something in that name that seems to inspire absolute confidence.I pity any poor married woman whose husband is not called Earnest (Wilde, 2016, p. 49).”
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“Therefore, the previous name and the current one refers to the same person.”
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“It is pertinent to note that Algernon is strongly concerned about his beliefs, confident on his own understanding and self-defined choice.”
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“Secondly, it concentrates on Jack's astounding struggle to define his valid origin and authentic identity.”
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“Consequently, it brings to light what kind of actions and reactions Jack has to receive from the surroundings especially from his beloved Gwendolen's mother, Lady Bracknell.”
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“On the way to meet his true self, he never cares anything either good or evil.Even he does not feel to count what other people may think of him.”
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“Consequently, Algernon dislikes the traditional ideals of the society.”
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“Algernon Moncrieff, one of the major characters of the play, wants to lead an authentic life.”
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“Unlike others, he rejects the conventional perception of romantic love proposal: I really don't see anything romantic in proposing.”
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“But the crucial fact is that Algernon belongs to a Victorian period.Therefore, he has to face the challenges of Victorian ideals, values and norms.”
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“Firstly, it argues how Algernon Moncrieff executes his desires and actions to fulfill his freedom and self.”
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“Moreover, the baptism process turned into a commercial form intentionally which affected their religious perception.”
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“Algernon thinks that if he wants to satisfy the society, he will fail to fulfill his wish and self.”
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“The most crucial point to Jack was his authentic identity.”
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“On the other hand, Jack usually comes to city in order to search his self.”
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“Both Jack and Algernon know that they are using a fake name.It does not make any sense.”
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“Despite having great dedication to his beloved, Jack cannot execute his decision due to the lack of freedom.He has to depend on Lady Bracknell's consent.”
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“In order to get rid of this offensive charge, Jack discovered his self and real existence.”
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“In the countryside, he has to play the actions of a guardian.Therefore he cannot execute his own wishes and desires.”
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“His fictional brother Earnest made his life complicated.”
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“This indirect answer proves that name is more important than the person.”
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“If the society provided flexible environment in terms of religious ideals, values and practices, they would not initiate untrue characters.”
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“In fact, he had to face the most significant question who he actually is.”
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“At the end of the play, Jack creates an essence to prove his valid existence as human being.”
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“When Lady Bracknell mentions that he is the son of her own sister Mrs. Moncrieff and Algernon is his younger brother, Jack changed his previous stand which proves his inauthenticity.”
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- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
- Not matched
In the paper
“In the very beginning of the play, there remains inauthenticity of Algernon's words.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
In the paper
“Jack Worthing gave self-contradicting comments which question the authenticity of his statements.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plainstates an association- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
- Not matched
In the paper
“The above statement indicates that Jack is nothing but a parcel.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
hedged- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
In the paper
“To her, the name Earnest is something like a dream.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
- Not matched
In the paper
“While Algernon is desperate and tyrannical in motivation and action, Jack is not happy with his inauthentic identity.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. It may state two separate claims as one.
- Not matched
In the paper
“In fact, this single word is considered to be the core issue which haunts both Jack and Algernon until the end.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
- Not matched
In the paper
“Being bored to country life, Jack needs a congenial platform to prosper his will.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plainstates a cause- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
In the paper
“This background forces him to create a fictional brother named Earnest.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plainstates a cause- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. It may state two separate claims as one.
- Not matched
In the paper
“It means that name is more important than the valid human actions.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plainstates a cause- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
- Not matched
In the paper
“Due to the restrictions of Victorian society, it may be logical to think that Jack and Algernon have been encouraged to generate their false personalities on the way to search the self, ample freedom and choice.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Shabir (2020)
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
hedgedstates a possible cause- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
- Not matched
In the paper
“To Jack, only authentic identity is the handbag where he has been found in the cloakroom of Victoria station.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
In the paper
“Although Cecily Cardew is desperate in her fondness, disliking action, yet she cannot exceed the wall of Uncle Jack.She has enough worries about Uncle Jack.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
- Not matched
In the paper
“On the other hand, Jack and Algernon think that the importance of any particular name is illogical, inauthentic and absurd.”
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Wilde, 2016
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
- Not matched
The paper relies on this without support.
Existentialist concepts of authenticity and inauthenticity can be applied to the fictional characters and events of Wilde's play.
“On the basis of this theoretical framework, this research explores both the concept of authenticity and inauthenticity in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The characters' statements and actions in the play can be treated as evidence of their authentic or inauthentic selves.
“In this work, their substantial actions have been studied to figure out both authenticity and inauthenticity side by side.”
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
In the paper
§ 3. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
“"The authenticity of a thing depends on how some other entity represents it" (Panza and Gregory, 2008, p. 91).”
§ 3. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
“"The authenticity of a person depends on how that person uses or represents himself through living.So if someone is by nature an individual, but he lives only by the opinions of others, he's misrepresenting what he is and failing to be authentic" (Panza and Gale, 2008, p. 91).”
Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
In the paper
§ Abstract
“Throughout the entire play The Importance of Being Earnest, the name "E-a-r-n-e-s-t" has been used and spelled as "E-r-n-e-s-t" except the last line of the third act.”
§ 4.2 Inauthenticity in Commitments and Religious Perception
“In order to get up to town I have always pretended to have a younger brother name of Earnest, who lives in the Albany, and gets into the most dreadful scrapes.”
Citations
Cites
Flynn, T. R. (2006) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/actrade/9780192804280.001.0001 · Cited by 182
Panza, C., & Gale, G. (2008) · Cited by 29
Carman, T. (2007) · Blackwell Publishing Ltd eBooks · doi:10.1002/9780470996508.ch15 · Cited by 22
A "Revolutionary Outrage": The Importance of Being Earnest as Social Criticism
Lalonde, J. (2005) · Modern Drama · doi:10.3138/md.48.4.659 · Cited by 9
Wilde's the Importance of Being Earnest
Nassaar, C. (2002) · The Explicator · doi:10.1080/00144940209597662 · Cited by 4
The Contest of Naming Between Ladies in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Garland, T. W. (2012) · The Explicator · doi:10.1080/00144940.2012.727893 · Cited by 3
THE FORMAL STRUCTURE OF METAPHYSICS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Barris, J. (2008) · Metaphilosophy · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9973.2008.00557.x · Cited by 2
The Importance of Being Ernest
Smith, J. K. (2006) · Contemporary Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0005843 · Cited by 1
A "Revolutionary Outrage": The Importance of Being Earnest as Social Criticism
Lalonde, J. (2005) · Modern Drama · doi:10.1353/mdr.2006.0032
Research works printed but not linked: 2
- Macquarrie, John. (1973). Existentialism. Penguin Books.
- Shabir, Junaid Shah. (2020). Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' as a caricature of victorian England. Contemporary Literary Review India, 7(3), 80-90.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ibrahim, M. K.
- Affiliations
- Pabna University of Science and Technology (BD)
- Corresponding author
- Ibrahim, Md. Khalil
- ORCID
- Ibrahim, Md. Khalil
- Venue
- International Journal of Language and Literary Studies
- Published
- 2021-06-29
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 254-261
- ISSN
- 2704-5528 (ISSN-L)
- 2704-7156
- OpenAlex
- W3176463241
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Language and Literary Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › American and British Literature Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Modernist Literature and Criticism
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Theatre and Performance Studies
- Keywords
- The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde, authenticity, inauthenticity, existentialism, identity, self-contradiction, freedom, hypocrisy, religious skepticism, name and identity
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