Language Exploration
Verbal Irony
Act III
Imagine that while you're in the school cafeteria, someone drops his/her tray. One of your friends begins applauding and yells out "Way to go, Grace!" More than likely, you'll probably begin to laugh because there's a discrepancy between what your Mend said and what occurred. Dropping the tray is not a sign of graceful coordination. When we say one thing and mean another, it is an example of verbal irony. Verbal irony is often used in literature. Either the author or a character may say one thing and mean another. This is often the case in Shakespeare's plays.
Directions:   The following passages contain examples of verbal irony. Copy the quote in its entirety. Write what is ironic about the quote.
1.	1:2: 142-145
2.	1:2:185-187
3.	1:2:245-246
4.	1:2:291-295
5.	1:3:46
6.	1:3:92-93
7.	2:2:110
8.	2:2:115-119
9.	3:1:263-267
10.	3:2:91