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"A fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face!" (page 119-120)
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Speaker: John Proctor
Explanation of verbal irony: Proctor is conveying that the court, not the accused, is doing the deed of the devil in refusing to even consider that the girls are lying to him. |
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"In her life, sir, she have never lied. There are them that cannot sing, and them that cannot weep - my wife cannot lie." (page 111)
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Speaker: John Proctor
Explanation of cosmic irony: Proctor is speaking about his wife, Elizabeth, who, supposedly, is incapable of lying, yet on the very next page, she lies to Danforth in saying that she fired Abigail because she "dissatisfied" Proctor and her. |
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"I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen people choked before my eyes by spirits; I have seen them stuck by pins and slashed by daggers" (page 91)
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Speaker: Judge Danforth
Explanation of dramatic irony: The fact that the audience already knows that all of these "marvels" have been made up by Abigail and Danforth doesn't, so he believes her. |
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"We are given to understand that at one time you dismissed your servant, Abigail Williams...Why did you dismiss Abigail Williams?""She - dissatisfied me. [Pause.] And my husband." (page 112)
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Speakers: Judge Danforth and Elizabeth Proctor Explanation of dramatic irony: The reader already knows that John has confessed to adultery, but Elizabeth doesn't so she lies to protect his reputation, which has already been ruined.
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"...Thou shalt not bear false witness. [He is stuck. He counts back on his fingers, knowing one is missing.] Thous shalt not make unto thee any graven image""You have said that twice, sir." (page 67)
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Speakers: John Proctor and Reverend HaleI Explanation of situational irony: When Hale asked Proctor to recite the 10 commandments, he literally forgot that adultery is a commandment, considering his affair with Abigail being a prime example of adultery and the fact that he forgot to recite it.
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