Who is Bunbury?
AA real person
BAlgernon’s imaginary sick friend
CJack’s lost brother
DMiss Prism’s son
Answer:
B. Algernon’s imaginary sick friend
Read Explanation:
Bunbury is a fictional character in Oscar Wilde's 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest. Bunbury is an imaginary invalid who is used as an excuse to avoid social obligations. The term "bunburying" refers to using Bunbury as an excuse to get out of something.
Algernon uses Bunbury to avoid social commitments, especially when he wants to go to the country.
Jack (Earnest) uses Bunbury to avoid his aunt's dinner parties. Jack claims that Bunbury is very sick and needs his personal care.
Bunbury represents deception, fiction, and escapism.