FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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You know that Macbeth enjoys serving Duncan.
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You know that Lady Macbeth plans to murder him.
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Duncan has criticized her to other characters.
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Lady Macbeth actually wishes Duncan would leave.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Duncan thanking Lady Macbeth for her hospitality is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows she plans to murder Duncan, but Duncan does not know her intentions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why is Duncan’s reference to Lady Macbeth as a “noble hostess” in Scene 6, line 24 of this tragedy an example of drastic irony? You know Lady Macbeth plans to murder him. What do both the summary of Scene 7 and the sidetone for lines 1-10 of this drama tell you? Macbeth has second thoughts about the plan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Duncan’s speech on his arrival at Inverness is heavy with dramatic irony: Not only is the “seat” (the surroundings) of the castle “pleasant, ” but even the air is sweeter than that to which the king is accustomed. The presence of the martlet (a summer bird) serves to heighten the irony.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is ironic about the conversation between Lady Macbeth and Duncan? He is commenting on how open and fresh and welcoming her home is and she is going overboard to please him. We know that she is really planning to kill him in his sleep.
Detailed explanation-5: -Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3: Analysis Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not. As the porter is answering the door and talking about the gates of hell, the audience knows about a hellish deed that has been committed-Duncan’s Murder.