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crucible act iii and iv question

distinguish what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant.

in act iii, arthur miller uses verbal irony when he describes abigail reaching

“out of her infinite charity,” to comfort mary warren. explain how this example

of verbal irony from act iii is similar to the following example of sarcasm from

act iv, when hale tells why he has returned to salem: “i come to do the devil’s

work. i come to counsel christians they should belie themselves” (paragraph

124). what does hale really mean by these words? support your response with

textual evidence.