Act II
Cecily presents her diary as evidence of their long-standing engagement, including letters she wrote to herself in his name.
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From The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Cecily reveals she has been engaged to the imaginary wicked Ernest for three months before ever meeting Algernon, having recorded the entire fictional courtship in her diary. The scene parodies romantic conventions and the Victorian girl's sentimental imagination.
Act II
Cecily: 'It would hardly have been a really serious engagement if it hadn't been broken off at least once.'
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Cecily on her diary: 'I keep a diary in order to enter the wonderful secrets of my life. If I didn't write them down, I should probably forget all about them.'
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