Bunburying

[B.Stephens]

I was reading the play "The Importance of Being Earnest" in my Drama class today, when we were all stunned by the word "Bunbury". They asked me, "Mr. Stephens, what does Bunbury mean? What is Bunburying?" I'll tell u all, I'm a second year English teacher, but a first year Drama teacher, and I had no clue what it meant! I tried to look it up in the dictionary, and encyclopaedia, but I got nothing except that there is a city called Bunbury in Australia, but i'm not sure what that has to do with anything.<br>So...what exactly is Bunburying?? Can someone help out a young, confused English teacher pretending to be a Drama teacher? Thanks!

[mirou]

hi...i'm just a tunisian studiant (studying english as a speciality) but what i understood from the play is that bumbury is a way of escape from every thing not wanted ,created by Algy...like what did Jack when he created a brother called Earnest...we're studying this play and i'll ask my teacher about this point and i'll tell you all what he'll say to me...i really want to help you and to help my self at the same time in understanding this play....

[strawberry]

I don't think so that bunbury gives the meaning of homosixual term !
Simply, it had made up to a void socity obligations. that's all
C ya

[pandora]

Bunbury is the creation of alter ago to avoid responsibilities.

[toni]

Bunbury is the creation of alter ago to avoid responsibilities.

Pandora said what I would've posted..

[Laporis]

Bunbury is the creation of alter ago to avoid responsibilities.

Yes something very common in victorian society! The importance of being Ernest is more 'important' than actually be honest! So everyone who seems to be serious actually leads a double-life to escape that reality!