25. What is fronic about Herrick's words to Giles at the beginning of Act 3? He defends the Proctors, but they are the next to be accused. b. He accuses Giles of witchcraft , even though Giles is innocent. c. He praises Abigail's honesty , knowing she has lied. d. He tells Giles to trust the court even though the court is corrunt

## Step 1<br />The problem is asking us to identify the ironic situation in Herrick's words to Giles at the beginning of Act 3. Irony is a literary device where the intended meaning of words is different from their actual meaning.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />We need to analyze each option to determine which one is ironic.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Option A: Herrick defends the Proctors, but they are the next to be accused. This is ironic because Herrick is defending the Proctors, but his defense is not sincere or effective, leading to their accusation.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Option B: Herrick accuses Giles of witchcraft, even though Giles is innocent. This is not ironic because it is a straightforward accusation.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Option C: Herrick praises Abigail's honesty, knowing she has lied. This is ironic because Herrick is praising Abigail's honesty, but he knows she has lied.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Option D: Herrick tells Giles to trust the court even though the court is corrupt. This is ironic because Herrick is telling Giles to trust the court, but the court is corrupt.