Playwrights use drama as a tool that links reality and imagination. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest isn't an exception, and his use of the contemporary setting in London 1895 cleverly assists in delivering this quality. This use of the setting is important in a production. It often allows the audiences to identify with the characters performing on stage, understand the humor introduced in the play, and reflect upon reality. An Ancient Egyptian setting can …showed first 75 words of 1629 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1629 total…quests will continue to broaden our scope in the field of English literature. Works Cited "A History of Christianity in Egypt." Tour Egypt. 8 Mar. 2005 < http://www.touregypt.net/chiste1.htm>. Baines, John. "Ancient Egypt Timeline." British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 Mar.2005 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/ egyptians/timeline.shtml>. Wilde, Oscar. "The Importance of Being Ernest." The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama. Boston, MA: Bedford/St.Martin's, 2001.