Act II
Dr. Chasuble's veiled flirtations through ecclesiastical metaphor with Miss Prism.
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From The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The subplot romance between the prim governess Miss Prism and the celibate rector Dr. Chasuble provides comic counterpoint, and Miss Prism's lost three-volume novel and absent-minded substitution of manuscript for baby resolves the play's mystery.
Act III
Miss Prism's confession of having absent-mindedly placed the manuscript of her novel in the bassinet and the baby in the handbag.
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Both Jack and Algernon arrange to be re-christened 'Ernest' by Dr. Chasuble.
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