What irony is presented in Act II Scene 5 of the merchant of Venice? How is this irony significant in the
development of the plot of the play?
Answers
Answer:
The great irony of the scene, of course, lies in our knowledge that while Shylock is concerned with his valuables, it is his daughter that he is about to lose, and it is to her that he entrusts his possessions. This is classic dramatic irony.
Explanation:
The irony is that shylock trusts his daughter to follow his orders and also to share his values in reviling Christian and adhering to Jewish values but she betrays him on both fronts .He hasn't understood her at all merely assuming she would be an imitation of himself. She is the last person with whom he should have entrusted his keys, for she plans to rob him and run off with the Christian
Launcelot .As she says
"Farewell and if my fortune be not
crost ,
I have a father ,you a daughter,lost