Every fiction in the play creates consequences that cannot be controlled. The name 'Ernest'—invented for convenience—becomes the impossible requirement for love. The handbag—symbol of obscure origin—becomes the key to legitimacy. Wilde's comedy reveals that truth and fiction are not opposites but collaborators.
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