Irony is vital to any play or story; it adds anxiety and tension for the readers to keep them alert and thirsting for more while reading. “Irony which is an important aspect of tragedy is used as a weapon” (Bhatia Page 1) in The Crucible.”Irony usually involves a tension between the statement and the meaning, appearance and reality, aspiration and achievements” (Bhatia Page 1). Inclusive there were vast tense moments in the story. And in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller there is an abundant amount of dramatic irony seen throughout the Characters Motives, Behaviors, and Sworn Words. Dramatic Irony showed throughout the Character’s motives of John Procter when he attempted to save his wife by standing up and fighting corruption in the …show more content…
She says “Heavenly Father, take away this shadow” (McDougal Little Page 189). She says this in the court room because she is trying to divert the court from listening to any accusations pointed towards her. Abigail and The Girls could be described as “a pack of pretentious girls” (Bhatia Page 1). This statement reveals the girls true identity; they are only putting on a front. Lastly Dramatic irony took place in some of the character’s sworn word. John Procter said in the court room “that woman would never lie” (McDougal Little Page 181). He is referring to his wife Elizabeth Procter as a trustful and honest woman because the courts wanted a confirmation from Elizabeth.”In good faith, Elizabeth lies” (Bhatia Page 2). Elizabeth lied only to protect her husband’s reputation and name. Dramatic irony is essential in the Crucible because it makes the story fascinating. Essentially dramatic irony is used to gather the curiosity for the reader’s attention. It allows the reader to get a glimpse of important information about the character or story. This allows the reader to want to anticipate what is going to happen next in the story or the character. Dramatic irony is used in stories or plays to have the reader engaged into the
In the play John Proctor makes the descision to tell the court that he had relations with Abigail Williams. This results in Elizabeth having to answer a tough question. Is your husband a lecher? Even though Elizabeth truly knows the answer she chooses to say no. This crucible questions elizabeths ability to tell the truth while selling her husband out.
Miller was able to relay these traits through John Procter who first and foremost is a representation of Millers personal ideology and embodiment of his aspirations. Through the use of exclamation, “In her life, sir she have never lied … my wife cannot lie!” we see that Proctors imperfections make him a relatable representation to his audience. His courage to not name his wife Elizabeth ironically demonstrates his goodness as by not naming names in essence equates to her not being guilty. This is representative of Millers political values of the law and 1950’s
Without the use of irony, the story wouldn't be as suspenseful and there would be no build up to the
Answer my question! Is your husband a lecher! (faintly) No, sir. ”(3.521.1234-1240). This quote is an example of dramatic irony in the way that the audience knows John confessed to adultery and Elizabeth lies to protect her husband's reputation as an act of forgiveness for him cheating on her, resulting in Proctor getting carried away to prison.
Irony may appear in difference ways within literature. Irony changes our expectations of what might happen. It can create the unexpected twist at the end of a story or anecdote that gets people laughing or crying. Verbal irony is intended to be a humorous type of irony. Situational irony can be either funny or tragic.
Arguments and debates are a part of everyday life, being used to convince others to agree with a certain point of view or belief. Elizabeth Proctor makes a perpetual effort to argue during The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, while the chaos of the Salem Witch Trials continues . She employs an earnest and dignified tone simply to convince Reverend Hale that she has nothing to do with witchcraft and never has during her Puritan life. Elizabeth Proctor utilizes critical rhetorical devices including tone, logos, and pathos throughout Arthur Miller's The Crucible to argue that she is innocent of witchcraft.
Dramatic irony is created in the text through Danforth asking “Why did you dismiss Abigail Williams?”, and Elizabeth responding “She - dissatisfied me”(Miller. III.18.). This is an example of Dramatic Irony because the reader already knows that John has confessed to adultery, but Elizabeth doesn't so she lies in hopes of protecting his reputation. Elizabeth's attempt in maintaining John’s Power caused her and John to both have bad reputations, and resulted in John being out on death row. from this, more chaos in the community is created because of more deaths of significant characters, leaving the town to run with orphans and rotting from lack of order.
He defends his wife and tells the court that his wife fired Abigail because of their affair. When the court brought Elizabeth Proctor into the court and asked her about the affair she denied it. Even though she knew the affair was true she denied it because she didn’t know Proctor had confessed and wanted to take her husband’s name
“The human body is the best work of art.” ― Jess C. Scott This is a quote John Proctor sure would have approved of. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible depicts the last days of the life of John Proctor. In this short time, John Proctor goes through many changes that support Miller’s theme that love is more enduring that lust.
Rhetorical appeals serve as a major role in the characters speaking style. The speaking style reflects his or her main points that the character is trying to convey. It also reveals the characters feelings and emotions. John Proctor uses strong rhetorical appeals throughout the play. John Proctor is loyal, honest, and kind-hearted.
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953, as a response to McCarthyism, which is, in general, accusing people of crimes with little to no proof. It ran rampant through the United States during the Second Red Scare through the early 1950s (exactly when Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible). In The Crucible, Miller juxtaposes the leaders, who rationally think for themselves, and the followers, who believe what everybody else believes, through irony, imagery, and denotation. The Crucible is riddled with irony, and Arthur Miller utilizes situational and dramatic irony to show the difference between followers and leaders.
The dramatic irony plays a huge role throughout the play, especially in wrapping up the
Throughout both plays, dramatic irony is used to portray the protagonists as tragic heroes and deliver their meanings as a whole. The heroes are not necasarilly aware of these events of dramatic irony, but they are apparent to the audience. One example is when Oedipus refused to believe Teiresias the blind prophet about the truth of his actions and the prophecy. Oedipus called him a “… sightless, witless, senseless, mad old man,” when ironically Oedipus , “with both [his] eyes”, was the one blind to the prophecy and the severity of his actions (Act1.
Irony is often used in literature to illustrate certain situations to the audience. In some pieces of literature that might be pointing out an unjust system, in others that might be to add a comedic effect, but whatever situation the author wants to illustrate, irony is very beneficial. Through small and witty, one-liners, or a bigger dramatic irony situation contrasting two very different situations, irony can be very beneficial for the reader to understand the story. Both “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins have a corrupt dystopian society. Through the use of irony, the author can portray the corruptness to the audience.
This is the first example of dramatic irony, which in this play happens mostly because of the difference in time periods of when the play was set and