Question

COUNTY ATTORNEY (facetiously). Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. She was going to—what is it you call it, ladies!MRS. HALE (her hand against her pocket). We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.How is this excerpt an example of irony?

Answer 1

The question is incomplete as options are missing. The missing options are:

A.) The lighthearted and humorous tone of the County Attorney is the opposite of what you would expect during a situation like this.

B.) A show of interest in the quilt on the men’s behalf was a sudden twist of what would normally be expected.

C.) The County Attorney appeared to be asking a question about the quilt, but he was actually asking another question entirely.

D.) It appeared as though Mrs. Hale was answering the question, but she actually meant something quite different with her response.

The correct option is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given excerpt is taken from The Trifles penned by Susan Glaspell.

In the given excerpt, the irony is created by the response of Mrs. Hale. The play gives the message about the treatment of women in the society. And how they are viewed and understood. In the play, Mrs. Wright murders her husband Mr. Wright, who used to torture her and killed her canary.

In the play, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters upon learning the truth of the murder of Mr. Wright and the motive of his murder tried to save Mrs. Wright. They cleared the proofs against Mrs. Wright. When County Attorney enters the scene, he mockingly asks questions about the quilting of Mrs. Wright at which Mrs. Hale answers ironically that the name of it is 'knot it.' The meaning of her response was implied and not abstract.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Answer 2

It appeared as though Mrs. Hale was answering the question, but she actually meant something quite different with her response.

Step-by-step explanation:

The above excerpt is taken from "Trifles" written by Susan Glaspell.

The lawyer did not have clues what the ladies in the play are doing which is secluded from everything proof against Mrs. Wright. In the play, the men kept on thinking about the ladies' contemplation as well as actions which is focused on the household exercises such as sewing. Mrs. Solidness had the dead canary in her pocket as the proof. The last line refers to what these ladies have succeeded in protecting Mrs. Wright.