In “The Importance of Being Serious,” Oscar Wilde's ridiculous portrayal of Victorian society comments on the ridiculous behavior of the inability to Victorian society to recognize the difference between important and unimportant matters. . Therefore, Oscar Wilde subverts Victorian values ​​to mock and imply triviality and superficiality. Wilde forces the audience to rethink the importance of their lives and the way they act while scrutinizing the characters' ignorance of upper-class society by mocking their morals and obsessive fascinations. Wilde uses the reversal of what is not serious and what is serious to ridicule Victorian society. Despite this, Wilde wanted to create something beautiful and superficial. Therefore, it would be more accurate to say that everything in the play is presented as superficial, so perhaps there is no message that should be taken seriously. It could be argued that everything in the play is presented as superficial and does not need to be taken seriously. be taken seriously because Wilde was interested in art for art's sake and uses Algernon as a spokesperson, so he is the character we are supposed to pay attention to. However, he has no moral convictions. He recognizes no duty other than the responsibility to live magnificently. Algernon considers Lane's views on marriage to be "somewhat lax" after Lane casually remarked that he thought it was "a very pleasant state". Algernon states that Lane's views on marriage are negligent. Yet, until Algernon meets and falls in love with Cecily, he has very cynical views on marriage. Certainly the fact that he can change his opinion on marriage so suddenly and radically makes it difficult to take him or the play seriously. According to Andrew Scott, "the comic identity, is conceived as a means of paper...... middle of paper ... actually acquires one of the qualities of seriousness. Plus, the fact that Cecily is so serious about her diary and her relationship with Ernest makes it almost superficial. Overall, this indicates that the name Ernest is however not a very serious matter, sometimes taken disproportionately because ultimately it is a very superficial matter taken very seriously. To conclude, I do not think that the play “The Importance of Being Ernest” should be taken seriously because Wild was interested in art for art and beauty's sake. Wilde satirizes Victorian society by reversing serious issues and vice versa. This allows Wilde to comment on the nature of Victorian values ​​and traditional morals by making the audience view them as superficial. The subtitle of the play is “a trivial comedy for serious people”. Overall, it summarizes that the play should not be taken seriously and instead appreciated for its humor..