The Importance of Being Earnest suggests that men had more of a greater influence than women did. Men held the house down with the decision-making as women cooked and cleaned for there families. Wilde brings upon a few interesting questions about gender roles in The Importance of Being Earnest by putting women in the positions of power and how men make all of the decisions in the family. I believe Wilde portrays comedic humor through the characters to mock the roles of society.
The two main female characters Gwendolen and Cecily are portrayed as hopeless romantics who are upper class young women that are fixated on only marrying a man with the name of Earnest.