 The genre of the Importance of Being Earnest has been deeply debated by scholars and critics alike who have placed the play within a wide variety of genres ranging from parody to satire . In his critique of Wilde , Foster argues that the play creates a world where “ real values are inverted [ and ] , reason and unreason are interchanged " . Similarly , Wilde 's use of dialogue mocks the upper classes of Victorian England lending the play a satirical tone . Reinhart further stipulates that the use of farcical humour to mock the upper classes " merits the play both as satire and as drama " . 
 The genre of the Importance of Being Earnest <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> been deeply debated by scholars and critics alike <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> placed the play within a wide variety of genres ranging from parody to satire . In his critique of Wilde , Foster <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>argues</mark></a> that the play <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>creates</mark></a> a world where “ real values are inverted [ and ] , reason and unreason are interchanged " . Similarly , Wilde <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>use of dialogue <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>mocks</mark></a> the upper classes of Victorian England lending the play a satirical tone . Reinhart further <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>stipulates</mark></a> that the use of farcical humour to mock the upper classes " <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>merits</mark></a> the play both as satire and as drama " . 
Da genre of the Importance of bein Earnest done been deeply debated by scholars and critics alike done placed the play within a wide variety of genres ranging from parody to satire . In his critique of Wilde , Foster argue that the play create a world where “ real values r inverted [ and ] , reason and unreason arrnterchanged " . Similarly , Wilde  use of dialogue mock the upper classes of Victorian England lending the play a satirical tone . Reinhart further stipulate that the use of farcical humour to mock the upper classes " merit the play both as satire and as drama " .