Both Uses of
satire
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Mademoiselle Danglars was still the same—cold, beautiful, and satirical.†
Chpt 75-76 *
- The affair, as it will be reported, will cover us with shame; for in a society such as ours satire inflicts a painful and incurable wound.†
Chpt 99-100
Definition:
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(satire as in: wrote a satire) a way of making fun of people or ideas -- often through exaggeration
or:
a skit, essay, play, film or other literary work that uses such humor