ACT II

In Act II, Algernon arrives in Hertfordshire announcing himself as Ernest Worthing and soon charms Cecily, meanwhile, Jack has decided to put his double life behind him. He arrives home and announces Ernest's death in Paris. Algernon, who has fallen in love with Cecily, asks her to marry him, she accepted so he plans to be christened as Ernest. Gwendolen, who arrives having run away from home, meets Cecily and both of them declares that she is the one engaged to Ernest.