The playwright uses satire to create an effect by exposing a deep personal flaw of a character. In this passage, Manny's stubbornness and refusal to accept his own intolerance to mint tea, despite his illness and previous medical advice, highlight a common human tendency to ignore reason and self-care in favor of personal choice or belief. This absurdity and contradiction create a humorous yet critical look at how some people react to health advice.
manny (looking pale and sickly): there’s more mint in the garden if you’re partial to tea.
kress: oh, no thanks. wait. manny, mint upsets your stomach. it always has, and dr. bertie confirmed just last week you’ve got an intolerance. don’t tell me you—
manny (stubbornly): no doctor’s going to tell me what kind of tea i can or can’t drink! no, sir. my body is my temple. and what i say… what i say…
kress: goes?
manny holds his hand over his mouth and nods miserably.
kress: manny, you don’t even like mint. you know that, right?
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how does the playwright use satire to create an effect?
(1 point) Responses by having a character say something they do not mean by having a character say something they do not mean by exposing a deep personal flaw of a character by exposing a deep personal flaw of a character by giving the situation an unexpected outcome by giving the situation an unexpected outcome by sharing information the characters do not have with the audience by sharing information the characters do not have with the audience Skip to navigation
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