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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2