In the The Queen of Spades, written by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, is a novel about how an engineer became too greedy for his own good and his gluttonous actions got the best of him. In this story there are many different types of aspects that could be discussed upon but a main feature in particular is irony. Irony is the main role used by Pushkin to help maintain the story line throughout the twisting and turning of events that occur within The Queen of Spades, for different ironic results. Pushkin expresses his irony in many contrasting techniques and that is what captivates the reader mind, keeping them craving more of the story. The first source of irony is when Hermann the engineer sneaks into the house of the Countess and pulls a
