CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
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Situational. Although Matilda lives a modest, middle-class lifestyle, she believes that she deserves to be rich.
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Dramatic. Readers know that the original necklace is of little value, but Madame Loisel and her husband do not know.
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Situational. The necklace that Madame Loisel and her husband go into debt to replace turns out to be fake and of little value.
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Dramatic. Readers know that Madame Forestier will trick Madame Loisel, but Loisel is unaware of Forestier’s plan.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The irony in The Necklace is that Mathilde Loisel borrows a necklace from a wealthy friend and subsequently loses it. The Loisel’s spend ten years working to pay for the necklace, driving them to be even more poor than they were at the start of the story.
Detailed explanation-2: -Situational irony occurs throughout most of The Necklace; it appears when Madame Forestier lends Madame Loisel a diamond necklace since “[she’s] upset because [she] haven’t a single piece of jewelry or a gemstone or anything to wear with [her] dress.
Detailed explanation-3: -What events best illustrates situational irony?-By trying to look rich enough to own a diamond necklace, she winds up poorer than she was before.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. An example of situational irony is the fact that the Loisels spend years paying off a necklace that was worthless. 2. An example of dramatic irony is found in the fact that Mathilde tries hard to live an aristocratic life but her aspirations result in the decline of her social class rather than in an advancement.