Irony In The Cask Of Amontillado

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Did you know that irony occurs many times in TV shows, movies, books, and real life? There are three types of irony that occur in real life and literature, and they are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. An example of verbal irony is in The Cask of Amontillado, when Montressor asked if Fortunado was ok to keep going down to the Catacombs, even though he didn’t really care. An example of dramatic irony is in The Cask of Amontillado, because we as an audience knows that Montressor wants to get revenge on Fortunado, but he doesn’t know that. An example of situational irony is in The Necklace, when the necklace that Madame Loisel borrowed and lost, had to work 10 years to pay back the money they borrowed to buy the new necklace, …show more content…

An example of verbal irony that we have read in class is in The Cask of the Amontillado, when Montressor says to Fortunado, “Cheers to a long life.” This is ironic, because Montressor is planning on doing something to Fortunado. Another example is when someone says something sarcastic. It is ironic, because the person says one thing, but they don’t really mean it. Dramatic irony is when we as the audience knows what is going to happen, but the characters don’t. An example of dramatic irony is in the movie Mean Girls, when the three friends are planning against a girl in the movie. It’s dramatic irony, because we know what the three friends are going to do something to the girl, but the girl doesn’t. Another example is in The Cask of the Amontillado, because we know Montressor was planning on doing something bad to Fortunado, but Fortunado didn’t know that.
Lastly, situational irony means when the unexpected happens. An example of situational irony is in the Hunger Games, when the little sister gets called down, and then the big sister steps in for her. It is situational irony, because it is unexpected that the big sister will step in the younger sister. Another example would be Fortunado’s name. It is ironic, because his name sounds like fortunate, but by reading the story, you know that he is not

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