Why is the following text from The Proposal considered

Last updated: 3/30/2023

Why is the following text from The Proposal considered verbal irony 32 LOMOV No you re mistaken honoured Natalya they re mine A The audience knows Natalya does not own the land and is stalling to prevent Lomov from proposing B The audience knows that Natalya is not mistaken and the land really is hers C The audience expects Lomov to concede that the land is not his and propose but he does not D Lomov is mocking Natalya by calling her honoured when cho is no