Dishonesty

  The main elements that play a major role in this play are humor and dishonesty.  The epigrams are very helpful with helping one realize or see real life and how ridiculous it really is. One thing that I found quite funny was how the epigrams were stated.  They sound as if they were written with a philosophical intent . Wilde also seems to enjoy writing satirically about marriage, education, and religion. He discusses how marriage is more business than thing that is composed of love.  He also explains how religion is more a requirement than an act of faith. Throughout the entire play, Wilde discuss the importance of being earnest, and it seems like he insists on making all the characters related to an 'Ernest'. Throughout the play, a theme that caught my attention was the pursuit of pleasure. It may be bunburying or concealing your true identity, but the characters make an attempt to assure you that they are perfectly content .
   Oscar Wilde's intent with writing the play, is dishonesty is never a good thing. I felt like this may have had to be connected with his personal life, about being homosexual. If he had lied to his wife and continued on pretending to be heterosexual, his life would be completely different. Hiding the truth always leads to misfortune. In this case though, it lead to everyone falling in love and becoming engaged, which eventually leads to marriage.