Revelations about characters' identities pave the way for what by the end?

• A. Social scandal and departure from engagement
• B. The marriages reconciled with social expectations
• C. An examination in court
• D. A change of name order

Answer: (B)

Revealing who each person really is clears away the social obstacles that stand in the way of marriage in Wilde’s satire. The play uses disguises and mistaken identities to poke fun at how society judges people by status and lineage. Once those identities are laid bare, the couples’ engagements align with what respectable society expects, and marriages can proceed with parental and social approval. So, the end result is marriages that are reconciled with social expectations. The other options don’t fit because there’s no court scene, no need for a name-change plot, and the conclusion isn’t about scandal but about affirming social norms through the marriages.