Question

25-26 yhs english language arts 12 ic s2
part 3: characterization in the importance of being earnest
determining a characters traits
algernon: youll never break off our engagement again, cecily?
cecily: i dont think i could break it off now that i have actually met you.
besides, of course, there is the question of your name.
algernon: yes, of course. nervously.
cecily: you must not laugh at me, darling, but it had always been a girlish dream of mine to love some one whose name was ernest. algernon rises, cecily also. there is something in that name that seems to inspire absolute confidence. i pity any poor married woman whose husband is not called ernest.
-the importance of being earnest,
oscar wilde
what is the most accurate conclusion that can be drawn about cecily, given this dialogue?
she is a responsible person.
she is a hopeless romantic.
she is unfriendly toward new people.

Explanation:

Cecily states she can't end her engagement after meeting Algernon, and reveals she had a long-held, girlish dream of loving someone named Ernest, showing idealized, romantic fixation on the name and the idea of the person.

Answer:

She is a hopeless romantic.