Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

In Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” there are some major relationships that are created. In each relationship, the partners base their love on some confound, idealized notion of need. Furthermore each couple has a distinct type of language that they share. A perfect example would be the relationship between Algernon and Cecily. Though the relationship between them seems to be based on a secure commitment of love, they are, in fact, both …

…of their deepest desires. They fall in love and want to marry each other , moments after they meet and talk. Is this truly a lasting relationship or just foolish romance? Another question that is raised, is how long would this relationship last, would it become something more then love at first site. Cecily asks “Algy, could you wait for me till I was thirty-five?”. Algernon replies “ Of course I could, Cecily. You know I could.”