Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest. Jack. [In a pathetic voice.] Miss Prism, more is restored to y
ou than this hand-bag. I was the baby you placed in it. Miss Prism. [Amazed.] You? Jack. [Embracing her.] Yes . . . mother! Miss Prism. [Recoiling in indignant astonishment.] Mr. Worthing! I am unmarried! Which Victorian social code is reflected in Miss Prism’s words and actions?
In the excerpt from Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," Jack reveals to Miss Prism that he is her son. However, she reacts shocked and displeased at the disclosure because, during Victorian times, it was socially unacceptable for unmarried women to give birth to children.
