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Act IV Scene iii is pivotal to the culmination and resolution of "'Tis Pity She's A Whore" as Ford uses it to progress various plot points and to set the stage for the final tragedy. We see the development of various characters take new and surprising directions and strong usage of irony and melodrama which could be a device used to increase the entertainment value for the audience.
The most obvious point regarding the scene is that it is one of contrasts. These contrasts serve a number of purposes ranging from preparing the reader for the closing scenes to introducing different dimensions to previously two dimensional characters. Firstly and most obviously is the contrast apparent in the character of Annabella when compared to what has occurred previously. The language Ford has Soranzo use to describe her is at odds with every previous description of Annabella, most notably Giovanni's and Soranzo's "must I not praise that which, if framed anew, the gods would make a god of" and......

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