The two Wilde character crossword solutions are Ernest and Dorian. Ernest is a character from the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, which was first performed in 1895. The play follows the misadventures of two men, Jack and Algernon, who both use the pseudonym Ernest to court women. Dorian is a character from the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, which was first published in 1890. The novel follows the life of Dorian Gray, a young man whose beauty and innocence are corrupted by his own vanity and selfishness.