Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest . Jack: My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn’t a dentist. It produces a false impression. This excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?
A
concern with appearance over moralityB
a commentary on marriageD
a comparison of country and city lifeJack makes a sharp, playful comparison by saying Algy talks “exactly as if” he were a dentist, then jokes that this creates a “false impression.” The humor comes from the clever phrasing and social banter, which illustrates witty wordplay.
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