FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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When one thing is expected and the opposite happens
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When, we, the readers know what is going to happen but the characters do not.
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When one thing is said but the opposite is meant
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Sarcasm
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dramatic irony is a form of irony. It is both a literary and theatrical device in which the reader or audience knows more than the characters they are following. The characters’ actions have a different meaning for the audience than they do for the actors or characters, and this device often lends itself to tragedy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of dramatic irony in creative writing is to engage the reader with the story. The writer does this by privileging the reader with information that the characters do not have. This creates a sense of tension between what the reader knows and how the characters behave.
Detailed explanation-3: -dramatic irony, a literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dramatic irony examples in literature We know she’s an imposter, but some characters do not. In Romeo and Juliet, the title characters commit suicide because they don’t know about each other’s plans. In Othello, the title character is led to believe his wife cheated on him – but we know she didn’t.
Detailed explanation-5: -Romeo and Juliet. In William Shakespeare’s famous play, the audience knows that Juliet is asleep but at the same time, her suitor Romeo believes her to be dead. MacBeth. Othello. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Oedipus Rex. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 17-Dec-2022