The Use Of Juxtaposition In The Crucible

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Arthur Miller juxtaposes appearance and reality in his play The Crucible by presenting multiple forms of irony which are consistently manifested throughout each act. With the use of verbal, situational, and dramatic ironical statements and situations, the audiences’ interest is developed, and the underlying meanings of the texts are able to be comprehended. Moreover, the Salem Witch Trials were full of ironical expressions and situations; therefore, the juxtaposition of appearance and reality in The Crucible brings this work of literature closer to life. Miller uses situational irony to display the focal points of incongruities between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. It is also known as irony of situations

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