G.Williamson 27 January 2023 CCR English III Block 2 ¨The crucible¨ is a story that revolves around the salem witch trials.Many different themes could come from this story.One main theme I thought of was irony.Irony is known as a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. In act 1, Abigail Williams puts on a fake front to get what she wants,creating a persona that's even worse than the hypocrites she criticizes. Hale also makes some unintentionally ironic statements in act 1. He says they must not jump into conclusion based on superstition in their investigation of betty's affliction.He´s convinced that a scientific inquiry based only on facts and reality can …show more content…
He does this when he confronts Tituba and hits her with the whip.Also in act 2 when hale ask him to recite his commandments,the only one he forgets is adultry.This is also what he has violated the most,so you would think it would be the first to come to mind.This shows he was trying to let go of his guilt. Abigail's presence is always along the lines of irony.In the story she constantly blames others for sin that she committed.When she is brought in for questioning and claims to see marys familiar spirit,she says ¨envy is a deadly sin,mary¨ Abigail herself has acted out of envy for the entire play.Her jealousy of elizabeth as john proctor's wife has lead her to attempted murder,first by the charm in the woods and then accused her of witchcraft. Act 4 is Danforth's turn for irony.He is concerned by elizabeths lack of emotion when he ask her to help the court get a confession out of her husband.This attitude comes from a man who has shown no remorse at all for condemning people to death.He refers to John's refusal to confess as a ¨calamity¨,looking past his own involvement that led john to where he was.Later in act 4 Danforth is mad that john's confession may be a lie.He states¨i am not empowered to trade your life for a lie¨. However we knew he had been doing that exact thing the whole story. This is why I said the theme of The Crucible is irony,but I'm sure there´s many more that could go