Seriousness is the Most Important
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"Earnestness Is Most Important" (1895) is one of Wilde's dramatic works in the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong". The plot tells the story of the male protagonist Jacques Worthing (JackWorthing), whose pseudonym is "ErnestWorthing" (ErnestWorthing). Ernest is a homophone for "earnest" (serious). He falls in love with Guando, the cousin of his good friend Yagelon. His ability to love him has a lot to do with his name being Ernest; and Agelon fell in love with Jacques's ward, Cecile, and came to see Cecile as Jacques's cousin. Cecile thought that Agelon was called Ernest - because Jacques once told her that he had a cousin named Ernest. As a result, both girls fell in love with the fictitious Mr. Ernest at the same time, and they became love rivals due to misunderstanding. This shows how important the "seriousness" represented by Ernest is to girls! At the end of the story, the mystery of Jacques' life experience is finally revealed, and the two couples get married.
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