Oscar Wilde monologues
Wilde — wit, paradox and the comic sparkle of English drawing-room comedy.
4 monologues
Algernon
The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
«I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing…»
A paradox on love and proposals: lightness, irony, flawless timing. A short, winning comic piece.
Lady Bracknell
The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
«The line is immaterial. Mr. Worthing, I confess I feel somewhat bewildered by what you have just told me. To…»
The iconic hand-bag put-down — play monumental self-assurance and lethal social logic with total deadpan gravity.
Gwendolen
The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
«Yes, I am quite well aware of the fact. And I often wish that in public, at any rate, you had been more…»
A love declaration aimed at the name 'Ernest': earnest ardour on an absurd premise—comedy mined from total sincerity.
Cecily
The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
«Well, ever since dear Uncle Jack first confessed to us that he had a younger brother who was very wicked and…»
Cecily recounts an engagement she invented entirely: dreamy naivety delivered as established fact—pure ingénue comedy.