Dishonesty is a wide category with many subgroups, that all have their own way to slither around the truth. In the story The Importance of Being Ernest, miscommunication and misjudgement are the most common perpetrators. They are used in many forms such as epigrams which could lead someone away from their good values by promising a better future, or satire mocking those who are in a more reasonable or steady situation. But most of all deception was used in this story to make people more appealing. This deception goes by the name of Ernest, which is ironic seeing as the definition of earnest is to be honest and serious. Which none of the characters, not even Lady Bracknell, are in this play. in fact the entire play seems to revolve around mocking people in different situations and lying about your own so you can deal with it.
By knowing that, I can infer that Oscar Wilde either hated high society people very much and wanted to share his opinions by publishing this play, or that he was himself very high and mighty and wanted to show his views on how nonchalantly people lie. Which ever it is I am steadfast in my view that he did not respect these people who spent their days eating the most popular pastry and sharing any crumb of gossip they could snatch up.
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