the ironies of great expectations kevin dressel 3 types of irony dramatic –when the reader is...

The Ironies of The Ironies of

Great ExpectationsGreat ExpectationsKevin Dressel

3 Types of Irony3 Types of Irony

• Dramatic– When the reader is aware of something that the

character is not.

• Situational– When something happens that the reader does not

expect.

• Verbal– When a character says something that they do not

mean.

When the reader knows something the character does not.

This is Something Explosive...

This stick figure is unaware of this...

EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:

This is dramatic irony.You knew that the large black cicrle was dangerous, and the stick figure did not.

When something happens that the reader does not expect.

EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:

Oh boy! A bright sunny day!

Darn.

This is situational irony.

The stick figure thought it was a sunny day, and then a storm began, which no one could have expected...

When a character says something they don’t really mean.

EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:

It looks great. How does my hair look?It looks like you’re

going bald.

This is verbal irony.Even though the purple stick figure’s hair looks terrible, the orange stick figure said it looked great.

Ironies of Great ExpectationsIronies of Great Expectations

• The TitleThe Title– Links together all of

the ironies in the novel.

– Pip’s Expectations are false.

– Pip’s fortune hurts him instead of helping him.

– Situational Irony

Ironies of Great ExpectationsIronies of Great Expectations

• Pip’s BenefactorPip’s Benefactor– Pip is convinced that it is Miss Havisham,

even though it could not possibly be her.– He thinks that Miss Havisham intends for

him to marry Estella after he becomes a gentleman.

– Dramatic Irony

– “We looked at one another until I withdrew my eyes, and looked thoughtfully at the floor. From this last speech I derived the notion that Miss Havisham, for some reason or no reason, had not taken him into her confidence as to her designing me for Estella...” (270)

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• MagwitchMagwitch– Magwitch winds up being

Pip’s benefactor.

– He was a poor helpless convict when Pip first met him, but he ended up being rich enough to give his fortune to Pip to make a gentleman out of him.

– Situational

– “but wot, if I gets liberty and money, I’ll make that boy a gentleman!” (298)

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• WemmickWemmick

– At work, Wemmick is a very serious, boring man.

– But when he’s at home he is the exact opposite.

– Situational Irony

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• Miss Havisham and EstellaMiss Havisham and Estella– Miss Havisham tought Estella

not to love, but she gets upset when Estella says that she does not love her.

– Verbal Irony

Don’t love anyone!

Okay.

Do you love me?

No.

Why?! How insulting!

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• JoeJoe– Pip promises to visit Joe and

Biddy often, when he is aware that he likely will not.

– Verbal Irony

– “I had neither the good sense nor the good feeling to know that this was all my fault, and that if I had been easier with Joe, Joe would have been easier with me. I felt impatient of him and out of temper with him; in which condition he heaped coals of fire on my head.” (207)

Name - That - IronyName - That - Irony

PLAY!

Name that Irony is a very simple game show where 4 teams compete to answer questions about irony. Each question is worth 1 point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins an

extremely wonderful and spectacular prize.

What is Dramatic Irony?

Something you don’t expect to happen

Knowing something the character doesn’t

Saying something that you don’t mean

A brand of tea!

What is Verbal Irony?

Something you don’t expect to happen

Knowing something the character doesn’t

Saying something that you don’t mean

A brand of tea!

What is Situational Irony?

Something you don’t expect to happen

Knowing something the character doesn’t

Saying something that you don’t mean

A brand of tea!

What is Lipton?

Something you don’t expect to happen

Knowing something the character doesn’t

Saying something that you don’t mean

A brand of tea!

Which is Dramatic Irony?

Pip’s fortune hurts him instead of helping him

Pip’s benefactor is Magwitch not Miss Havisham

Miss Havisham teaches Estella not to love but then gets upset when she says she doesn’t love her.

A Wall

Which is Verbal Irony?

Pip’s fortune hurts him instead of helping him

Pip’s benefactor is Magwitch not Miss Havisham

Miss Havisham teaches Estella not to love but then gets upset when she says she doesn’t love her.

A Wall

Which is Situational Irony?

Pip’s fortune hurts him instead of helping him

Pip’s benefactor is Magwitch not Miss Havisham

Miss Havisham teaches Estella not to love but then gets upset when she says she doesn’t love her.

A Wall

Which is not Irony at all?

Pip’s fortune hurts him instead of helping him

Pip’s benefactor is Magwitch not Miss Havisham

Miss Havisham teaches Estella not to love but then gets upset when she says she doesn’t love her.

A Wall

What type of irony is Wemmick’s duel personality?

Dramatic

Situational

Verbal

It’s ironic, just leave it at that.

What type of irony is the title of the book?

Dramatic

Situational

Verbal

It’s ironic, just leave it at that.

Name - That - IronyName - That - Irony

DONE

Name - That - Irony is over now, add up the points to see who wins the fabulous

prize!

This was a combination of all 3 types of irony...This was a combination of all 3 types of irony...

SITUATIONAL:You did not expect the fabulous prize to be air.

DRAMATIC:I knew that there was no prize, you did not.

VERBAL:I said there was a big prize but there was not.