Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Read this excerpt from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Then complete the sentence that follows. LADY BRACKNELL (Glares at JACK for a few moments. Then bends, with a practised smile, to CECILY.): Kindly turn round, sweet child. (She turns completely round.) No, the side view is what I want. (Cecily presents her profile.) Yes, quite as I expected. There are distinct social possibilities in your profile. The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile. The chin a little higher, dear. Style largely depends on the way the chin is worn. They are worn very high, just at present. Algernon! Lady Bracknell represents typical Victorian views on marriage. According to her, and are the essential qualities for a perfect match for her nephew, Algernon.

Answer 1

Answer:

According to her, style and appearance are the essential qualities for a perfect match for her nephew, Algernon.

Explanation:

Lady Bracknell is an extremely superficial woman who cares for nothing apart from appearances and social status. She wants her nephew's future wife to be elegant, pretty, and rich, and whether she is smart or kind, does not matter to her. Wilde wanted to criticize the vain and trivial Victorian society that he unfortunately had to live in.