... out justice allows them to deny their responsibility for the madness it creates, however it does not make them any less accountable for ignorance. There is a vast extent of dramatic irony used that intensifies emotions of suspense for the reader. Proctor's wife, Elizabeth, is called to witness on the allegations that he had an affair with Abigail. Miller revealed to us ... or not, intensified when she makes the seemingly terrible decision to "protect" him. Essentially it encourages our curiosity to investigate as to the fate of Proctor. This dramatic irony serves two purposes. Miller is...

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... two composers discuss the role of women, sharing the opinion that women are valuable members of society and should be treated as such. In Frankenstein, Shelley addresses this issue with irony by characterising women to be passive and almost docile, making the comment that a society that undervalues women can only end in a tragedy akin to that of Frankenstein. We see this ... ...

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... is the beauty of his writing. Everett spends most of the entire novel pessimistically criticizing religion only to end up enjoying experiences bringing him closer to an ultimate being. The irony Doctorow brings to the ending of this storyline is one that shows his humanity despite his deep criticism of modern religion. Two things can be noted for Doctorow's religious views ... ...

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... that "For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not." He is saddened that these great expressions Nature presents are unnoticed and unappreciated. Wordsworth's use of irony and allusion further enhances a feeling of despair. For example, the poet's message is conveyed with the paradox, "We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" As we cannot live without ... ...

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... equality which ought to be the basis of every law all men are to be considered as entering into Society on equal conditions Then appealing to a sense of history and irony, Madison wrote of the bill, " the proposed establishment is a departure from that generous policy, which, offering an Asylum to the persecuted and oppressed of every Nation and Religion, promised a luster ... ...

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... white religious ideals and their conflicting conviction that slavery is actually justified by these beliefs. Walker thoroughly refutes this argument and justifies his belief that slavery is wrong, but the irony lies in the fact that he does so primarily through references to the very religious ideology that the white man attempts to use to defend slavery in the first place. ...

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