User:Abbie.grieser/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Importance of Being Earnest

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article from the list I was given because it was the one I enjoyed reading the most. I enjoyed how it was in different acts and I could picture the scenes in my head about what was really happening. This article matters because it hits many different themes including class, marriage, and some social expectations that can teach a lot about different aspects of life. My preliminary impression of the novel was that it was a bit hard to follow the characters but after I understood the characters I really enjoyed reading this novel.

Evaluate the article
In the article, The Importance of Being Earnest, everything was relevant to the article topic. The first few paragraphs explain what the play is about and also gives some background information. The lead section gives you a clear and concise overview of what you are about to read. If you do not know what some context means, they give you an option to press on that topic which will give you more information. The information comes from other Wikipedia articles about that one person or subject. The other Wikipedia articles are up to date and do not seem biased. This happen all throughout the article. Even though the play is from the 1890s, this article is update to give us the best information as possible. In the revivals section, it talks about plays that happened though 2005-2021 that relates to the play to bring it all together even though the play

All of the claims throughout the article are very neutral. They are not biased towards one thing or another. There are a couple of statements that might seem biased about what the play was really about in the critical section but then they give evidence to why they feel the way they feel. The tone seems to be very neutral. There are also pictures of the people who have been involved with this play which portray a lot of information about how they would have been dressed and looked like. Some of the pictures do need to be updated though.

Finally, the talk page of this article does raise some concern. All of the talks is about what people have changed and why and what is wrong with this article. For example, one thinks the picture of Rose Leclerq should be updated and should be related to the topic and not just a random picture of her. Another says in the Composition section, there are a couple names mixed up and when tried to be fixed it reverted back. For the London arrest, the name should be "Algernon" but the name is "Ernest". This article give you information you need to understand the play and people in the play but there could be some changes that would better help up.

Overall, I would say that the article is well-developed but there are still some things it could work on. The strength of this article is that after you read it, you do receive a good understanding about what the play was about and you could easily follow along. The one thing that caught my eye the most that could be improved are the pictures. I think the pictures should be relevant to the topic and not just a random picture of the people in the play. Overall, this play will give you a good understanding of this play.