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Match the character from "The Importance of Being Earnest" to his or her quote.

Characters:
a. Miss Prism
b. Jack
c. Algernon
d. Gwendolen
e. Cecily
f. Lady Bracknell
Quotes:
1. "From the moment I saw you I distrusted you. I felt that you were false and deceitful. I am never deceived in such matters.My first impressions of people are invariably right."
2. "How you can sit there. calmly eating muffins when we are in this horrible trouble, I can't make out. You seem to me to be perfectly heartless."
3. "I don't quite like women who are interested in philanthropic work. I think it is so forward of them."
4. " I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them"
5. " To speak frankly, I am no in favour of long engagements. They gibe people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable."
6. "You should get married. A misanthrope I can understand, never!"

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This was so good!
1 > Gwendolen
2 > Jack
3 > Cecily
4 > Algeron
5 > Lady Bracknell
6 > Miss Prism
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1. "From the moment I saw you I distrusted you. I felt that you were false and deceitful. I am never deceived in such matters.My first impressions of people are invariably right." - d. Gwendolen
2. "How you can sit there. calmly eating muffins when we are in this horrible trouble, I can't make out. You seem to me to be perfectly heartless." - b. Jack
3. "I don't quite like women who are interested in philanthropic work. I think it is so forward of them." - e. Cecily
4. " I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them" - c. Algernon
5. " To speak frankly, I am no in favour of long engagements. They gibe people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable." - f. Lady Bracknell
6. "You should get married. A misanthrope I can understand, never!" - a. Miss Prism
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