In the short story, “Roman Fever”, by Edith Wharton, there is situational irony between the two main characters, Grace Ansley and Alida Slade. Alida, being a very condescending and jealous friend, forged a letter to trick Grace as proved by Mrs. Slade exclaiming, “I know what was in the letter because I wrote it” (5). Readers can assume she did this because she felt threatened in her engagement by Grace. Little did Alida know that Grace “answered the letter. I [Grace] told him that I’d [ she’d] be there” (6). Delphi showed up that night creating an ironic twist in the story because Slade’s cruel action of forging a letter to trick her friend ultimately brought Delphi and Grace together. Even after Mrs. Slade learns that her little laugh backfired