Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend.

Her concern with a party instead of Mr. Bunbury’s health.

Explanation:

Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Ernest" is a farcical comedy that also deals with the frivolous issues that the society cares about. The character of Lady Bracknell shows the Victorian society's take on the other classes of the society ladder.

The given excerpt shows the scene where Lady Bracknell had asked Algernon to make sure he is not occupied somewhere else at the time of her party. Algernon had always seemed to have an excuse or two for his absences, most of them being regarding an 'imaginary' friend Bunbury, which is unknown by Lady Bracknell. Asking Bunbury to make sure he don't disturb the party for Algernon was required for the party shows Lady Bracknell's ignorance of the health of anyone. For her, the party is more important than the health issues of 'some friend' of Algernon. Wilde characterizes Lady Bracknell as the example of Victorian society's prioritizing frivolous events over that of others, even health issues of a person.

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