How does Jack convince Lady Bracknell to agree to allow him marry her daughter, Gwendolen?

A. by professing his love for Gwendolen and promising to buy a house for her
B. by making her consent a condition for his consent to Cecily’s marriage
C. by threatening to file a legal case against her and take her to court
D. by revealing that he has inherited a large fortune from his father
E. by agreeing to permanently change his name to Ernest and be baptized

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The correct answer is (D). In Oscar Wild’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People” Lady Bracknell agrees to allows Jack Worthing to marry her daughter, Gwendolen, by revealing that he has inherited a large fortune from his father, General John Moncrieff. At the end it’s reviled that Jack was the long lost Lady Bracknell’s nephew whom Miss Prism accidentally left as baby in a handbag on the Brighton railway line and that his actually is Ernest John Moncrieff. 

Answer: most likely E.

Explanation: D is wrong on plato and E makes the most sense