The irony of Dr. Marjoribanks
When Lucilla makes a decision to go home to comfort his widowed father, she has good intentions. Ironically, Lucilla is astonished after arriving home because her father tells her he is okay and does not want her to comfort him emotionally. Therefore, Lucilla’s father orders her to return to school and pursue her studies.
The irony of Ashburton
Lucilla does everything she can to campaign for Ashburton for the position of Member of Parliament. Luckily, Ashburton wins the election. Ironically, Ashburton starts boasting that he has won the election and Lucilla. Ashburton tells people that he will marry Lucilla. Ironically, Lucilla is not in love with him, and instead, she thinks of getting married to Tom, a man who has shown interest in supporting her vision. In addition, Lucilla thinks of campaigning for Tom in the next election so that he becomes the next Member of Parliament.
The Irony of Cavendish
When Cavendish returns ten years after being outside the country, he finds the ground harsh towards his parliament candidature. Cavendish knows that the reason why he has lost influence is because of his political ideologies. Ironically, Cavendish intentionally accuses Lucilla of campaigning against him to popularize Ashburton.
