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Algernon aims a number of satiric barbs at marriage and "the happy English home." (Act I) Do you suppose Wilde means any of the cynical comments, or is he simply being funny?
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Wilde's satiric barbs about marriage and the "happy English home" are meant to be funny and humorous. They serve to highlight the absurdities and contradictions in societal expectations and norms.
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