Given the inclement weather today, please review and respond to the following questions for Monday's class.
1. What seems to be the purpose of the conversation between Lane and Algernon in the beginning of the play?
2. Why does Jack lie to Algernon about his relation to Cecily?
3. How does Algernon refer to the double-life that Jack is living?
4. What does Gwendolen mean by saying that they "live in an age of ideals"?
In an essay of at least 500 words, answer the following:
What does "earnest" mean in the play? In your response carefully consider which characters seem more "earnest" than others.
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