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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lane. I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand.
Algernon. Good heavens! Is marriage so demoralising as that?
This excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?
an example of class differences
a comparison of country and city life
a commentary on marriage
clever wordplay
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Clever wordplay.
The exchange is a witty, epigrammatic joke—typical of a comedy of manners—using paradox and ironic wit to satirize marriage rather than a literal commentary on class or country/city life.
The exchange is a witty, epigrammatic joke—typical of a comedy of manners—using paradox and ironic wit to satirize marriage rather than a literal commentary on class or country/city life.
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