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Lady Augusta Bracknell, fictional character, the mother of Gwendolen Fairfax in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). An imposing dowager, Lady Bracknell is the embodiment of conventional upper-class Victorian respectability. She vehemently disapproves of the romance between her.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lady Bracknell is a satirical portrait of a Victorian society woman who cares more about status and manners than truth and love. She opposes Jack's marriage to Gwendolen because of his unknown parentage, but changes her mind when he reveals his noble origins.
Lady Bracknell's line, "A handbag?", has been called one of the most malleable in English drama, lending itself to interpretations ranging from incredulous or scandalised to baffled. Edith Evans, both on stage and in the 1952 film, delivered the line loudly in a mixture of horror, incredulity, and condescension.
- Oscar Wilde
- 1895
Lady Bracknell is first and foremost a symbol of Victorian earnestness and the unhappiness it brings as a result. She is powerful, arrogant, ruthless to the extreme, conservative, and proper. In many ways, she represents Wilde's opinion of Victorian upper-class negativity, conservative and repressive values, and power.
Lady Augusta Bracknell, Algernon’s aunt, represents another rich source of satire: the high-society dowager who often acts as the wealthy relative of the penniless playboy protagonist. Her opening rebuke establishes her long-suffering indulgence of her nephew’s antics and comes equipped with moral rectitude.
17 de ago. de 2023 · Lady Bracknell is a satirical and humorous character in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. She represents the snobbery, hypocrisy and double standards of the upper class Victorian society.
O filme conta com atuações de Rupert Everett, como Algy, Colin Firth, no papel de Jack, Frances O'Conner e Reese Witherspoon e Judi Dench, como Lady Bracknell.
