Read the excerpt from act ii of the importance of being earnest. gwendolen. [quite politely, rising.] my darling cecily, i think there must be some slight error. mr. ernest worthing is engaged to me. the announcement will appear in the morning post on saturday at the latest. how does the use of the understatement in the excerpt affect this part of the scene? it creates a more serious tone by mentioning that the engagement will appear in the newspaper. it makes it clear that gwendolen is not extremely concerned with the current situation. it heightens how ridiculous it is that two women think they are engaged to the same man. it heightens cecily’s outrage at gwendolen for thinking she is engaged to ernest worthing.

Option C. The use of the understatement in the excerpt affect the scene as it makes it heightens how ridiculous it is that two women think that they are engaged to the same man.

Explanation:

An understatement is defined as the presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it actually is. In the excerpt from Act II of "The Importance of Being Earnest" the understatement is represented when Gwendolen politely says: "My dear Cecily, I think there must be some slight error. Mt Ernest Worthing is engaged to me." What the author did by using this understatement in the scene was s to highlight the ridiculousness of these two different women thinking they are both engaged to the same man.

the answer to number one is b the answer to number to is a