Gwendolen and cecily [speaking together.] your christian names are still an insuperable barrier. that is all! jack and algernon [speaking together.] our christian names! is that all? but we are going to be christened this afternoon. gwendolen. [to jack.] for my sake you are prepared to do this terrible thing? jack. i am. –the importance of being earnest, oscar wilde what do you learn about jack and algernon from this passage? they value morality over appearances. they wish to be members of the upper class. they are concerned about participating in religious traditions. they will go to great lengths for the women they love.