Summary:
A comparison of the novel The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and the play "Tartuffe" by Moliére. Both pieces of writing use the theme of irony to undercut societal ignorance, revealing that making false assumptions or being too overconfident can lead to fatal consequences that ultimately show a lack of intelligence. In doing so, both authors intended to show that one's character should be judged not on the basis of their religion, social status, gender, or rank, but rather on what one has done to benefit society as a whole.
Lauren Bedard
Ignorance is Misery
In the novel, The Handmaid's Tale, and the play, Tartuffe, written by Margaret Atwood and Moliére respectively, the theme of irony is used to undercut societal ignorance. The theme of irony also reflects the idea that things are not always what they seem to be.
In The Handmaid's Tale there are specific scenes in which characters make false assumptions that lead to serious consequences later. In the novel The Handmaid's Tale, Offred makes the assumption that the words "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" are a sign of hope for her in the form of a message from someone who lived there before her. After discovering the message for the first time, she says, "It was a message, and it was in writing, forbidden by that very fact, and it.....
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