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A 5 page analysis of three works-- Shakespeare's King Lear, Moliere's Tartuffe, and Achebe's No Longer at Ease—in order to discuss the role that irony places in the creation of literature. No additional sources cited.
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use of structural irony within a plot serves to create opportunities where verbal, dramatic and situational irony serve to substantiate the underlying themes of the work overall. The following discussion
illustrates this point by examining Shakespeares King Lear, Molieres Tartuffe, and Achebes No Longer at Ease. First of all, each of these works has structural irony as an integral element
in the plot. In Shakespeares King Lear (1605), Lear allows pride to color his judgement of his daughters, rejecting Cordelia, the only daughter of his three who truly loves him.
The play opens with Lear about to divide his kingdom between his offspring, three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. Before doing so, Lear asks that they declare their love for
him, which Goneril and Regan readily do in flowery speeches. Cordelia, however, feels that her father is asking for her complete love. She states that when she marries, her
husband will have "half my care and duty" (Act I, scene 1 760). Basically, Cordelia loves her father, but has trouble voicing her feeling in a way that she feels
is honest. In response to this?out of hurt pride?Lear banishes her from his sight and gives her portion of his kingdom to his other daughters. This structurally ironic situation
creates the entire basis for the plot of King Lear, as it quickly becomes apparent that neither Goneril not Regan truly love their father. When Lear realizes Gonerils true feelings,
the scene provides an opportunity for both situational and verbal irony. Goneril enters, and upbraids her father for what she considers to be the wild and boisterous behavior of the
retainers that he has brought with him to her court. Lear, who cannot believe that his own child would speak to him so harshly, states with tragic irony, "How
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