The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest First Act
What does Lady Bracknell's reaction to hearing about Gwendolen's engagement reveal?
What does Lady Bracknell's reaction to hearing about Gwendolen's engagement reveal?
Lady Bracknell doesn't approve of the engagement because Ernest is an orphan, abandoned at birth. Lady Bracknell finds this beneath Gwendolen's station in life. This shows Lady Bracknell to be the stuffy and class obsessed Victorian lady that she is.