Lady bracknell. i am to hear it. i do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. the whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. fortunately in england, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. if it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in grosvenor square. what is your income? —the importance of being earnest, oscar wilde what does this passage most clearly reveal about lady bracknell? she believes in the importance of education. she believes in equality among all people. she believes that ignorance is a desirable trait.