The irony of women
Women in this story are depicted as beings that can easily be deceived. Despite knowing that Loveless sleeps with every woman he comes across, Amanda is still convinced that he will make a good husband after she agrees to marry him. Consequently, it is ironic that Amanda decides to overlook Loveless' womanizing traits and assumes that he has changed for good.
The love between Loveless and Berinthia
After Amanda and Loveless return to London, Loveless starts having sexual affairs behind her back. When Loveless visits the theatre, He gets attracted to a beautiful woman called Berinthia. Later, Loveless realizes that Berinthia is Amanda's cousin. Sardonically, the blood relationship between Amanda and Berinthia does not stop Loveless from seeking a sexual relationship with her.
The irony of loyalty
The reader expects Amanda to play a tit-for-tat game with her husband, Loveless. Amanda is aware that her husband is a womanizer, and he is even pursuing a sexual relationship with her cousin, Berinthia. Amanda is faced with a similar temptation when he meets Berinthia’s ex-boyfriend boyfriend. Ironically, despite having the urge to cheat on her husband, Amanda remains firm and faithful to her husband.
The irony of the matchmaker
The matchmaker is introduced in the second love story. Lord Foppington wants to marry, but he is a stingy man who does not want to take risks. Therefore, Lord Foppington engages the matchmaker to go to the girl's family and negotiate on his behalf. Satirically, the matchmaker knows Lord Foppington's stinginess and decides to introduce his younger brother, Young Fashion, to the girl's family. Young Fashion settles the marriage agreement, and he marries the beautiful young bride without the knowledge of Foppington. When Foppington realizes that the girl he intended to marry is taken, it was too late to change things.
The satire of treachery
Lord Foppington is the elder brother, and he refuses to share the inheritance with his younger brother, Fashion. Foppington thinks that he is intelligent and authoritative. Ironically, Young Fashion is much smarter because he ensures that he gives his elder brother a bitter reverence. Young Fashion organizes with the matchmaker and marries the woman Foppington was planning to marry. As much as this revenge is bitter to Foppington, the reader finds it fascinating and entirely satirical.
