nd weaknesses. This continuous undermining breaks down the Victorian conventions that Wilde is condemning.
             Many other aspects of the play also contribute to Wilde's purpose. He uses stereotypes to further emphasize how ridiculous society seemed in his time. Algernon is a glutton. He is always hungry, and again, another character points it out. Algernon says to Jack, "Well, I'm hungry" (604). To which Jack replies, "I never knew you when you weren't" (605). He is always either eating or hungry. Another stereotype in the play is expressed in Lady Bracknell. She is the figure of the overbearing mother. She claims authority over every situation she is found in. She insists on acting as the matchmaker and interviewing Jack to determine his suitability to marry her daughter. She als
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