Please help explain the functions of a thesis statement?
what is a thesis statement?,
what are the characteristics of a strong thesis?,
which types of thesis statements should you avoid?,
what is the relationship between a thesis statement and the essay as a whole?

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

7-12 sentences, you should write why you selected that event, provide a summary of that event, the importance of that event in caesar's life and your reaction to that specific event. cute textual evidence is necessary.

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above