Pg. 69 Maniac Well you on a proper can’t really rely Bertozzo’s interpretation because he’s not more of a hobby for explosives expert. It’s him… Verbal Irony Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. Fo uses: Double Entendre Understatement Hyperbole Textual Evidence Yes he did a Maniac: a huge raspberry.) “(He does raspberry” (12) Maniac: from what you were saying that allergic to raspberries from “and I now discover he’s the north of (21) England” Hyperbole Maniac: Ministry adores you. You are the apples of their eye. They burst into tears at the “The sound of your name” (33) Dramatic Irony Dramatic irony- the audience is aware of situations that the characters are not aware of The entire play is essentially Dramatic Irony The characters are unknowingly modeled after real people -Bertozzo: stereotypical officer -Inspector: Luigi Calabresi -Superintendent: Marcello Guida -Journalist: Camilla Cederna Textual Evidence Inspector: a “What, do third version?” (38)
Pg. 69 Maniac Well you can’t really rely on Bertozzo’s interpretation because he’s not a proper explosives expert. It’s more of a hobby for him… Verbal Irony Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. Fo uses: Double Entendre Understatement Hyperbole Textual Evidence Maniac: “(He does a huge raspberry.) Yes he did a raspberry” (12) Maniac: “and I now discover from what you were saying that he’s allergic to raspberries from the north of England” (21) Hyperbole Maniac: “The Ministry adores you. You are the apples of their eye. They burst into tears at the sound of your name” (33) Dramatic Irony Dramatic irony- the audience is aware of situations that the characters are not aware of The entire play is essentially Dramatic Irony The characters are unknowingly modeled after real people -Bertozzo: stereotypical officer -Inspector: Luigi Calabresi -Superintendent: Marcello Guida -Journalist: Camilla Cederna Textual Evidence Inspector: “What, do a third version?” (38)