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DRAMATIC IRONY- LITERATURE
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LITERARY DEVICES
Manuela Sencion
DRAMATIC IRONY
WHAT IS DRAMATIC IRONY?
EXAMPLES
INDEX
WHAT IS DRAMATIC IRONY?
- surpasses: exceed; be greater than.
Dramatic irony is a literary device that can be seen when the reader's understanding of a certain situation in the story surpasses the character's knowledge or understanding.
3. RESOLUTION
2. SUSPENSE
- PREPARATION
THE STEPS OF DRAMATIC IRONY
BACK
In this stage the reader is given the information some of the characters do not have.
PREPARATION
BACK
In this stage the story starts to play out based on the character's knowledge. The consequences of the character's lack of knowledge or understanding are starting to be revealed and all the reader can do is keep on reading and see what happens next.
SUSPENSE
The full significance of the character's lack of knowledge or ignorance is revealed, it can either be shocking, comical or tragical.
RESOLUTION
EXAMPLES
Still, the lack of information, leads to both of the character's death.
In this story, Romeo thinks his lover, Juliet, is dead. On the other hand, the readers know that Juliet is asleep and will wake up eventually.
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BACK
ROMEO AND JULIET
Still, Snow White eats it and this leads her to an unending sleep.
In this story, dramatic irony is used when Snow White eats the apple the witch gave her, we as readers know it has been cursed and poisoned.
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
BACK
In this story, Othello, the main character, is tricked into thinking his wife is cheating on him. The reader knows it is a trap, and that it is not true. Still, Othello murders his wife, and then himself.
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
OTHELLO
Dramatic irony | Definition & Examples | Britannica. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 16, 2023, from https://www.britannica.com/art/dramatic-irony Dunham, B. (2019, July 19). What is Dramatic Irony? Definition and Examples for Screenwriters. StudioBinder. Retrieved May 16, 2023, from https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-dramatic-irony-definition-examples/ Yamasaki, P. (2022, December 27). Dramatic Irony: Definition and Examples. Grammarly. Retrieved May 16, 2023, from https://www.grammarly.com/blog/dramatic-irony/
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