Algernon Moncrieff
from The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Monologue Text
I haven't the smallest intention of doing anything of the kind. To begin with, I dined there on Monday, and once a week is quite enough to dine with one's own relations. In the second place, whenever I do dine there I am always treated as a member of the…
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PUBLIC DOMAIN
Author(s)
Character Name
Algernon Moncrieff
Source Title
The Importance of Being Earnest
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
Act 1
Setting
Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street, W.
Period
CONTEMPORARY
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
LATE 19th to EARLY 20th CENTURY
Monologue Type
COMIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - LATE
30s - EARLY
30s - LATE
40s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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