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ActThree

Irony

OneofthemostpowerfulelementsofTheCrucibleisMillersuseofirony.Thereareseveralexamplesofironyin

ActThreeofTheCrucible.

Ironyisaninconsistencybetweenappearanceandreality.Thereareseveraltypesofirony:

Verbalironyiswhenaspeakerorwritersaysonethingbutactuallymeanstheopposite.Sarcasmisonetypeofverbalirony.

Situationalironyiswhentheoutcomeofasituationisinconsistentwithwhatweexpectwouldlogicallyornormallyoccur.

Dramaticironyiswhentheaudienceorthereaderisawareofsomethingthatacharacterdoesnotknow.

Providethreeexamplesofirony.Usetextualevidence,definethetypeofironyandexplainwhytheevidenceis

ironic

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QUESTIONSFORACTTHREEOFTHECRUCIBLE

1. Astheactopens,whoisbeinginterrogated,andonwhatcharge?

2. WhatisMaryWarrennowpreparedtotellthecourt?

3. Whatcompromise,ordeal,doesDanforthoffertoProctor?WhatisProctor'sresponse?

4. WhatdoesGilesCoreyallegeinhisdepositionaboutThomasPutnamsmotives?

5. AtwhatpointdoesJohnHalebegintoshowthatheislessthansatisfiedwiththecourt'sprocedures?

6. HowdoesAbigailthreatenDanforth?

7. WhatconfessiondoesProctormakeinopencourt?HowdoesDanforthtestthetruthofthisconfession?

8. WhathappenstoJohnProctorattheendoftheact?

9. HowdoesJohnHaleshowhisdisapproval?