Comprehension III
1. Trace how irony is built in the play. Did you guess the characters' past even before they did so?
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(ᴀ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ‘ɪʀᴏɴʏ’ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ‘ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ’ ᴏʀ ᴅɪssᴇᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ, ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ʀʜᴇᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ-ᴀᴄᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏ, ‘ᴀ sᴜɴɴʏ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ’ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ɪs ᴄʟᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇɴᴄʜ, ᴅᴏɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜʀᴀ sᴇɴᴅs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴘᴇᴛʀᴀ, ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀɪᴅsᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ, ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ. sᴏᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, sʜᴇ ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴀᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʏs “ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ; ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ”. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ʟᴀᴅʏ ɪs ʀᴇғᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs, ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜɪɴᴛs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜᴀɴɪᴛᴏ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ. ᴅᴏɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜʀᴀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡs ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅғᴜʟs ᴏғ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪɢᴇᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ sᴇᴇ ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜᴀɴɪᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇ.
(ʙ) ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏᴜᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴏᴀᴍᴏʀ’s ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅs ᴀʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ: “ᴀʟʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs sᴀᴅ ʙᴜᴛ sᴀᴅ ᴀs ɪᴛ ɪs, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ”. “ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴘᴀss. ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴs. ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴄʜ, ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴇxᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ᴄᴀɴ ɪᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ʜᴇ? ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴs, ɪs ɪᴛ sʜᴇ?” ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀs ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ‘ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ɪʀᴏɴʏ’.
(ᴄ) ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ.
ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ: 1.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴏɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜʀᴀ ᴛᴇʟʟs ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴜʀᴀ ʟʟᴏʀᴇɴᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ‘ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴀɪᴅᴇɴ’ ɪɴ » ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ʜᴇ ᴛᴇʟʟs ʜᴇʀ “ɪ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴡ, ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ʀᴏsᴇs”.
2. ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ, “sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪᴅᴇᴀʟ, ғᴀɪʀ ᴀs ᴀ ʟɪʟʏ, ᴊᴇᴛ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴇʏᴇs…” ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ sᴀʏs “ᴡʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ sᴏᴠᴇʀᴇɪɢɴ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟs ɪɴ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄʟᴀʏ! sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ”. ᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ sᴀʏ sᴏ, ᴅᴏɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜʀᴀ ᴍᴜᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ “ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴜᴛ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴡ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sɪᴅᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ”.
3. “ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀs, ᴍᴇᴛ ʙʏ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴏʟᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴏғ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɢᴏ! ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsɪɴɢ ᴀs ɪғ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs”, ᴅᴏɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜʀᴀ ᴛᴇʟʟs ᴅᴏɴ ɢᴏɴᴢᴀʟᴏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ-ᴜᴘ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs.
ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇᴍᴀɴ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴘᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴜᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs' ᴘᴀsᴛ.♡