FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Situational
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Verbal
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Dramatic
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Shakespearean
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Hamlet, dramatic irony is created when only Hamlet and the readers learn the truth about the King’s death. His pretense of being mad also results in this type of irony. He fakes it for everyone, and other characters believe in his insanity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Verbal Irony Hamlet says “I am too much in the sun.” Application of irony: Claudius asked Hamlet “How is it that the clouds still hang on you?” In other words, why are you still so sad about the death of your father?
Detailed explanation-3: -"Your majesty, and we that have free souls, it touches us not.” Hamlet. Verbal irony used in Hamlet’s address to Claudius when he is asked about the play. He says that if one is innocent, the play should not bother them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet converses with Claudius about the play, and tells him that the name of the play is The Mousetrap. This is an example of dramatic irony. Claudius does not know that Hamlet conceived of the play as a trap for him, but the audience does. The climax of the scene is when Claudius falls into Hamlet’s trap.