Restoration comedy was written and performed from 1660 to 1710.
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest has its fair share of elements from this type of comedy, which are:
- the intricacy in plots, which brought depth to every character on the play and led to multiple conflicts.
- the absence of heroes and the predominance of flawed characters who had many weaknesses.
- the lack of emotion that leads to character development. They remain the same.
