Oscar Wilde establishes a difference between Jack and Algernon by creating a parody of Jack's masculinity, through Algernon's dandyish nature and giving each of them certain characteristics. From the beginning, Jack Worthing is portrayed as the naive character of this novel. This is, of course, a satire of the ideal Victorian man. The classic Victorian man was socially confident, had a personal presence, and was almost certainly the dominant voice in a conversation with a lady. However, Oscar Wilde creates Jack as the ingenue by letting him easily dominate, putting him in the shoes of the innocent, simple and naive when he speaks to the knowledgeable, sophisticated and worldly Gwendolen, and being slow to respond. spirit when he speaks to Algernon. When Jack speaks to Gwendolen, we notice his lack of masculinity as well as Gwendolen's "appetite" and intelligence. An example of this is when Jack shyly brings up the subject of marriage by talking about the weather and Gwendolen says "don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing." Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I'm always sure they mean something else. » Instead of blushing and remaining silent, she puts him on his heels and tells him what she thinks; It’s a very unfeminine trait. Due to Jack's naive nature, his response is not courteous. He is reserved and unable to say what he wants. Therefore, he amateurishly fails to propose gentleman and relies on Gwendolen to lead him. In writing this, Wilde created Jack as the ingenue and Lady Gwendolen as the frank, educated, and domineering figure. This is ironic because it should be the other way around. Jack is also quite futile when it comes to a prank. Algern...... middle of paper ...... he would admit it immediately. This shows Algie's ability to think quickly, which, as Gwendolen proved, Jacks lacks. In this play, it can be said that Algernon of all people takes nothing seriously apart from the most trivial matters. When it comes to proposing, Jack says he came to town for "fun", while Algernon thinks it's "business". Also, when Algernon plays the piano on the first page, he says, "I don't play with precision - everyone can play with precision - but I play with wonderful expression." This shows the polarity between the two; Jack takes seriously what Algernon does not and vice versa. Therefore, Oscar Wilde draws a difference between the two by depicting Jack as the ingénue and Algernon as the dandy; giving Algernon the gift of chatter opposite Jack and creating a satire on Jack's manhood.