... the Mayor, "we would rather have poverty than blood on our hands (p.39)". This is nothing but an unfulfilled pledge, seeing that the town lets Ill down, finding excuses to justify their action of after all killing their fellow citizen and so called friend. Ill ironically believes that the town is on his side, which corresponds to the residents', who falsly believe that "you can't get anything you want with money (46)", utterances, yet contradicts the all in all truth. The town council supposes that it consists of honourable men, who claim to be only human and inspite of their principals, are yet in debt. By this time, they have sold their soul to Claire Zachanassian and are no longer moral nor respectable. They unconsciously agree to the millionaires's deal, which makes everything they say or do ironic since they do not carry out their loyal promises. They want to ...

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