Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest. Jack. Oh! I don't see much fun in being christened along with other babies. It would be childish. Would half-past five do? Chasuble. Admirably! Admirably! [Takes out watch.] And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. Miss Prism. This seems to me a blessing of an extremely obvious kind. Which two definitions of the word blessing does the pun in this excerpt rely on? Approval from someone in charge a religious ceremony called a christening encouragement from a friend grace said at a meal something that brings one happiness

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Noah Barnes

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2 December, 22:14

Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest. Jack. Oh! I don't see much fun in being christened along with other babies. It would be childish. Would half-past five do? Chasuble. Admirably! Admirably! [Takes out watch.] And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. Miss Prism. This seems to me a blessing of an extremely obvious kind. Which two definitions of the word blessing does the pun in this excerpt rely on? Approval from someone in charge a religious ceremony called a christening encouragement from a friend grace said at a meal something that brings one happiness

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Lauren Callahan · Answer 1

The Answer are B: a religious ceremony called a christening

E: something that brings one happiness

Sonia Holloway · Answer 2

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a religious ceremony called a christening something that brings one happiness

According to the excerpt from Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," Jack asks Dr. Chasuble whether he can be christened. He has previously announced that his brother Ernest has died. As a consequence, Chasuble and Miss Prism suggest that unhappy moments might bring happiness.