full length · comedy · Victorian England
The Importance of Being Earnest
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| Jack | lead | 218 speeches |
| Algernon | lead | 201 speeches |
| Cecily | lead | 152 speeches |
| Gwendolen | supporting | 101 speeches |
| Lady Bracknell | supporting | 84 speeches |
| Chasuble | minor | 42 speeches |
| Miss Prism | minor | 41 speeches |
| Lane | minor | 21 speeches |
| Merriman | minor | 17 speeches |
Read the play
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Monologues from this play
- Algernon monologue (Act 1) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Bracknell monologue (Act 1) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Gwendolen monologue (Act 1) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Bracknell monologue (Act 1) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Chasuble monologue (Act 2) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Bracknell monologue (Act 3) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Bracknell monologue (Act 3) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Jack monologue (Act 3) — The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Bracknell monologue (Act 3) — The Importance of Being Earnest