Question

The epigram that Algernon uses in his last line provides a critique about
how the rules of Victorian society were not very strict and were not taken seriously.
how members of the upper class were not concerned with the rules of society and rarely followed them.
how the rules of Victorian society dictated many things, even what was proper to read.
how members of high society rarely read books and were not concerned with cultural knowledge.

Answer 1

In "The Importance of Being Earnest", by Oscar Wilde, the epigram that Algernon uses in his last line provides a critique about how the rules of Victorian society dictated many things, even what was proper to read. Oscar Wilde, in his writings, critiques Victorian society, because its rules dictated what was proper to wear, eat, read, behave and many other things, that were strictly obeyed.

Answer 2

Algernon's epigram, in its last line, criticizes how the rules of Victorian society dictated many things, even what was appropriate to read, as shown in the third answer option.

What is an epigram?

• It is a poetic composition.
• It is a short text composed of a brief critique.
• It is a text that presents a very incisive criticism, full of sarcasm and mockery.

Algernon's epigram expresses the lack of freedom and extreme control that Victorian society promoted, as too many rules, limited people and forbade them even to read what they felt like.

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