IronyIn Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

IronyThere are three types of irony in literature: dramatic

irony, situational irony, and verbal irony. Directions: Label the correct definition for each type of

irony below.•  ___________________occurs when a character states

one thing and means another.• ___________________occurs when the reader/audience

knows more about a situation or character than the characters in the story do.

• ___________________is a contrast between what the reader/audience expects to happen and what actually happens.

For Your Act IV Log:On your paper, draw this chart and complete it in your log. You should have a total of six rows completed. (your table will have more rows than the one shown).

Act/Character

“Quote” and (Page

#)

Context: Describe

the Situation

Type of Irony and why the

outcome is ironic

Incidences of Irony in Act One

Part of Play: Abigail threatens the other girls to convince them to lie (saying that the girls only danced).

Irony: She is the first girl to confess to “witchcraft” and to start naming innocents.

• Part of Play: Abigail claims that Goody Proctor is lying about her (that her name is “white”)

• Irony: We discover that she had an affair with John Proctor.