[Jack puts out his hand to take a sandwich. Algernon at once interferes. ] [Algernon. ] Please don’t touch the cucumber sandwiches. They are ordered specially for Aunt Augusta. [Takes one and eats it. ] Jack. Well, you have been eating them all the time. Algernon. That is quite a different matter. She is my aunt. [Takes plate from below. ] Have some bread and butter. The bread and butter is for Gwendolen. Gwendolen is devoted to bread and butter. Jack. [Advancing to table and helping himself. ] And very good bread and butter it is too. –The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde How is Wilde making fun of the Victorian rules for entertaining guests? He shows that the only proper way to entertain guests is to offer them several choices. He shows that the Victorian rules are outdated and apply only to the older generation. He shows that people will go to great lengths to get around rules in order to satisfy personal desires.