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Act I
The play opens in Algernon's London flat, where we learn that his friend Ernest is actually Jack Worthing, a man living a double life.
Act II
The action moves to Jack's country estate, where his ward Cecily is being tutored by Miss Prism. Algernon shows up pretending to be Ernest, Jack's fictional bad brother, and immed…
Act III
Both couples are in disgrace. Jack and Algernon try to win back Gwendolen and Cecily by promising to be rechristened Ernest, which the women find oddly satisfying as a solution.
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