Who is the author of this quote?
" All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his."?

Oscar Wilde, the notorious but brilliant and ultimately tragic playwright, had the talent of encapsulating universal truths within his fast-moving and credible comedies. This means that the plays will remain popular for many generations. This quotation comes from The Importance of Being Earnest, perhaps Wilde's most popular play.

The quote about women becoming like their mothers is undeniably true in its first part, while the second part is up for debate! It is spoken by Jack, worrying whether his beloved, Gwendolyn, could become like her mother. This inevitably is enjoyed by the audience at the same time as smiling at Jack's probable denial of it.

This was written by Oscar Wilde. It comes from his play, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” which is a satire and is absolutely hilarious.

Algernon says this particular quote, and it comes as they are talking about Gwendolen after her mother has said that Jack cannot marry her. Some of the best quotes from Oscar Wilde come from this gem of a play.

Fun fact about Oscar Wilde: he wrote three plays and one novel that saw success. “The Importance of Being Earnest” was very successful until Wilde himself became part of a scandal and everything of his was shut down. The Victorians did not mess around and risk having their morality plays tainted as being written by immoral people.