Who organizes the marriages at the close of the play?

• A. The characters themselves, under social constraints
• B. Lady Bracknell
• C. The clergy
• D. The servants

Answer: (A)

The ending centers on the people involved taking charge of their own futures, though within the constraints of Victorian social norms. Jack and Algernon, having won the women’s hearts, declare their intent to marry Gwendolen and Cecily and work with their families to make those unions happen. The authority of marriage in this world isn’t handed to a priest or to a servant class; the clergy perform the ceremonies, but they don’t organize who marries whom. Lady Bracknell serves as a gatekeeper whose approval is essential, yet she doesn’t arrange the marriages herself. The emphasis is on the couples navigating love and social expectations to reach a mutual decision. So the best answer is that the marriages are organized by the characters themselves, under the pull of social constraints.