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3.5.3 Climax
The p lay reaches into the climax when Algernon comes to Jack‟s house
Manor House to meet Cecily. He introduces himself to Cecily as Ernest, Jack‟s brother. Then problems come as soon as Gwendolen arrives at the Manor House.
Both Cecily and Gwendolen argue eac h other that they are Ernest‟s fiancée.
Gwendolen . I felt there was some slight error, Miss Cardew. The gentleman
who is now embracing you is my cousin, Mr. Algernon Moncrieff. Cecily
.[Breaking away from Algernon.] Algernon Moncrieff Oh [The two girls m
ove towards each other and put their arms round each other‟s waists protection] Wilde, 2006:47.
Finally, Gwendolen and Cecily know that both Jack and Algernon have been lying to them and no one between them are really named “Ernest.”
Jack . [Standing rather proudly] I could deny it if I liked. I could deny
anything if I liked. But my name certainly is John. It has been John for years Wilde, 2006:47.
3.5.4 Falling Action
An incidentally meeting between Lady Bracknell with Miss Prism, Miss Prism makes Lady Bracknell asks her about a male baby, which she took care of
twenty- eight years ago. It makes Miss Prism tell the whole true story of Jack‟s
origin.
Lady Bracknell . [In a severe, judicial voice] Prism [Miss Prism bows
her head in shame]. Come here, Prism [Miss Prism approaches in a
humble manner]. Prism Where is that baby?... Wilde, 2006:60.
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brother named Ernest. He makes reason of being Ernest in town is in order to be easy
to meet Gwendelon as often as he wants. And Algernon‟s reason being Ernest is that he just wants to meet Cecily.
Then Miss Prism tries to explain what actually had happened twenty-eight years ago, she said that the baby in a handbag had been converted with novels of
her work.
Miss Prism . Lady Bracknell, I admit with shame that I do not know. I
only wish I did. The plain facts of the case are these. On the morning of the day you mention, a day that is forever branded on my memory, I
prepared as usual to take the baby out in its perambulator. I had also with me a somewhat old, but capacious hand-bag in which I had intended to
place the manuscript of a work of fiction that I had written during my few unoccupied hours. In a moment of mental abstraction, for which I never
can forgive myself, I deposited the manuscript in the basinette, and placed the baby in the hand-bag Wilde, 2006:61.
Miss Prism is revealed as the governess who mistakenly abandoned Jack as a baby and Jack is discovered to be Algernon‟s elder brother.
Jack
. Algy‟s elder brother Then I have a brother after all. I knew I had a brother I always said I had a brother Cecily, - how could you have ever
doubted that I had a brother? [Seizes hold of Algernon]. Dr. Chasuble, my unfortunate brother. Miss Prism, my unfortunate brother. Gwendolen,
my unfortunate brother.Algy, you young scoundrel, you will have to treat me with more respect in the future. You have never behaved to me like a
brother in all your life Wilde, 2006:63.
After learning Jack and Algernon reason, Cecily and Gwendolen, at last, forgive them.
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3.5.5 Resolution Denouement
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