Irony in The Crucible

Danforth: Indeed! I am amazed to find you in such an uproar. I have only good report with your character

• dramatic and verbal irony

• situational and verbal irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

Danforth: The pure in heart need no lawyers. Proceed as you will.

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

Proctor: Do that which is good, and no harm shall come to thee.

• dramatic and situational irony

• situational irony

• dramatic and verbal irony

• none of the above

Answer explanation

It is ironic because so far in the play, harm has come to several characters who have done nothing but good.

In what sense is Proctor’s quotation from the bible ironic?

Proctor: Do that which is good, and no harm shall come to thee.

• Harm has come to several characters who have done nothing but good

• Harm has NOT come to the characters who have done nothing but good

• Harm has not come to several characters who have done nothing but bad things

• Harm is only a figure of speech in this case

ABIGAIL: I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I have seen my blood runnin' out! I have been near to murdered every day because I done my duty pointing out the Devil's people - and this is my reward? This is an example of

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal and dramatic irony

Answer explanation

Abigail describes herself as a victim when in fact she is the accuser.

DANFORTH: What is it child; but Abigail, pointing with fear, is now raising up her frightened eyes, her awed face toward the ceiling-and the girls are doing the same - Danforth does not know what the audience knows, so this is an example of ___ irony.

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

• rhetorical

What type of irony is it when Abigail says, "she she's nothin'" when speaking about Mary?

• situational

• dramatic

• verbal

• no clue

Answer explanation

This represents verbal irony because, though her words are true, she intends everyone to think they are a lie.

When John confesses his affair with Abigail, it is an example of ___ irony.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

• what is irony again?

Answer explanation

He is trying to discredit Abigail and show that she is a liar, but he ends up getting him into more trouble and nothing happens to her.

Identify the main idea (not theme) for the following quotes:

"There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!" - Ann Putnam, Act 1

"I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!" - Abigail Williams, Act 1

"I'll plead no more! I see now your spirit twists around the single error of my life [the affair], and I will never tear it free!" - Proctor, Act 2

"The rumor of witchcraft is all about." - Abigail, Act 1

• respect and reputation

• lies and deceit

• good vs. evil

• laws and justice

Identify the main idea (not theme) for the following quotes:

"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!" - Proctor, Act 4

"They will howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house." - Parris, Act 1

"He have his goodness now." - Elizabeth, Act 4

"She is blackening my name in the village. I have no blush about my name." - Abigail, Act 1

• respect and reputation

• lies and deceit

• good vs. evil

• laws and justice