Deception

===**Thematic overview-** The main deception in the play is the deception between characters and how the truth is covered with another story (especially with Jack and his other name/life of Earnest), Furthermore deception is used to hind the truth behind the true story at times. The deception of them being brother (Jack and Algernon) are actually bothers and that they are actually brothers.=== ===**Quotations and Interpretation- The cigarette case  "Of course it's mine" - this is where jack is deceiving Algernon and not telling him the full story, about where the box is from and who the person is. "a present from someone of the name of Cecily, and you said you didn't know anyone of that name." Algernon is questioning Jack about what he is up to and trying to get the truth out of him. "but why does she call herself little Cecily" this shows that he is still trying to get the truth as Jack is still not telling the true story "Yes, but why does you aunt call you her uncle?" he we see that Jacks deception(lies) are not making full sense and causing Algernon to question what he is saying. "Beside, your name isn't Jack at all; it is Ernest." this brings a huge question of how deceiving he has been, by not even giving his true name "It isn't Earnest; it's Jack"- this causes confusion and makes us as a reader question what is that actual truth and when we are being deceived. "you attempted to deny it to me"- this shows that even the characters in the play are aware of how to characters are deceiving. "I have always "The truth is rarely pure and never simple."- this clearly shows that there is some deception even with in the truth.  "I have always suspected you of being a confirmed and secret Bunburyist" ... "You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest"- ...**===