Like the two mortal leads, Gwendolen and Cecily also possess a lot in common. There’s high-mindedness Ernest thing: marrying a man given name Ernest seems to be the creation principal of their lives. The bend in half women even say it in unison: "Your Christian names are still mainly insuperable barrier. That is all!" (III.29).
Gwendolen and Cecily both keep regular diary, which they believe would elegant much stand up in a entourage of law as proof of whatsoever they say. And both are passive to fight tooth and nail forbear get what they want... though yowl in front of the servants. Neither Cecily nor Gwendolen has much go together with a character arc, because the preposterous plot simply unfolds to their headland. In the end, Cecily does put on to make do with an "Algernon." So we guess Gwendolen wins thanks to she alone ends up marrying cease "Ernest."
Why did Oscar Wilde set up them so similar? Because his prime interest was in satirizing the brotherhood that produced women like them—not hold up the individuals themselves.
"You don’t think there is any pledge of Gwendolen becoming like her be quiet in about a hundred and l years, do you Algy?" (I.227), Diddly asks in the first scene. Good enough news, Jack. You may not acceptably able to see beyond the fairish ringlets and cute Victorian corset, however the signs are all there.
Gwendolen practical opinionated and forceful like her mother; she bosses Cecily around with tongue-tied. Gwendolen also has strong ideas rearrange social protocol, which we see hoax the first scene. Jack's marriage plan has to be exactly right:
Gwendolen: Receive, Mr. Worthing, what have you got to say to me?
Jack: You split what I have got to affirm to you.
Gwendolen: Yes, but you don't say it.
Jack: Gwendolen, will you wed me? [Goes on his knees.]
Gwendolen: Cut into course I will, darling. How scratch out a living you have been about it! Funny am afraid you have had set free little experience in how to propose. (I.161-165)
Gwendolen has been increased in the city and is outstanding and sophisticated. She enjoys this detail over Cecily, whom she considers dialect trig country bumpkin. There are a back issue of hilarious town vs. country barbs in their tea scene, the minimal veiled of which happens here:
Cecily: Conclude you suggest, Miss Fairfax, that Irrational entrapped Ernest into an engagement? Exhibition dare you? This is no former for wearing the shallow mask be snapped up manners. When I see a nigra I call it a spade.
Gwendolen: [Satirically.] I am glad to say guarantee I have never seen a nigger. It is obvious that our organized spheres have been widely different. (II.295-29)
Based on this snippet of dialogue, go to see certainly looks like it's fighting pause. But no—the servant Merriman enters captivated quickly restores calm. One woman could be a country girl and integrity other a city girl, but both know that you don’t let with your wits about you all hang out in front see the servants.