Earnest Act 2 Characters

Poses as Ernest in order to meet Cecily

• Mr. Worthing

• Algernon

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Loves Ernest against her mother's wishes

• Mr. Worthing

• Algernon

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Arrives in clothes of mourning due to his brother's untimely death

• Mr. Worthing

• Algernon

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Wants to "hang upon [Miss Prism's] lips"

• Mr. Worthing

• Dr. Chasuble

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Not little at all; in fact, she is more than usually tall for her age!

• Mr. Worthing

• Dr. Chasuble

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Has been engaged to Ernest for months before actually meeting him

• Mr. Worthing

• Dr. Chasuble

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Previously wrote a three-volume novel, but it was abandoned

• Mr. Worthing

• Dr. Chasuble

• Gwendolen Fairfax

• Cecily Cardew

• Miss Prism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3