Sophocles‚ has a central theme of “one cannot escape their fate.” This theme is created using elements of dramatic irony‚ including diction‚ dialogue‚ and situational irony. This play is a Greek tragedy and it means the audience is already somewhat familiar with the main characters and the plot. The advance knowledge the audience has about what happens is known as dramatic irony. Dramatic irony in Oedipus the King affects the theme of “one cannot escape their fate” because throughout the play the main
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suffering man who discovers that he has committed patricide and incest and realizes that he is unable to change his fate. Dramatic irony abounds in this tragedy. Unbeknownst to the characters‚ the characters’ actions and words have great significance. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony underscores the themes of human ignorance and godlike knowledge. Sophocles uses dramatic irony to stress the theme of ignorance. Oedipus is unaware that he is the plague to Thebes. For example‚ when Oedipus acknowledges
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prove to the arresting officers that i was not under the influence. When I got to the station they took my blood as soon as we arrived‚ then took me through the normal booking procedures. They placed me in one cell when I first arrived‚ I made my phone call‚ posted my bail waited a couple hours then they moved me to a different cell where I waited to be
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English homework An inspector calls 1) Find 3 quotations that show how characters change from Victorian to modern mortality “What an expression Shelia! Really the things you girls pick up these days!” “I think Shelia and I had better go into the drawing-room and leave you men” “Why the devil do you want to go upsetting the child like that?” 2) How would a modern day audience have responded to the characters/ the play? A modern day audience would be very shocked by the characters behaviour
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Dramatic irony plays a large role in Othello; it is most prominent in Iago’s lines. It is specifically seen when Iago outright lies to characters‚ when he misrepresents his personality to other people‚ and when other characters talk about Iago in a way he is not. Iago constantly tells other characters slight untruths or outright lies. His constant use of lying puts the audience on edge because they always know when he has lied. One of his major lies is when he tells Othello that his wife‚ Desdemona
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Many factors contribute to the tragic end to one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to detail the plotline of the story to the audience‚ as well as the indiscretion of Romeo’s decision to kill himself due to his oblivion that Juliet was actually alive in the tomb. Shakespeare also uses the literary device of chance versus choice to portray the reckless decisions made by both Romeo and Juliet when they are faced with situations that they could not control‚ or “chance”
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Point 1- Portrayal of Women as Evil Of Mice and Men- “Her body leaned forward” "Feel right aroun’ there an’ see how soft it is." (Direct Attempt of Closeness and Temptation ultimately leads to her downfall – ‘Feel’) Inspector Calls- Eva Smith/ Daisy Renton- Absence throughout play. Lack of Clarity on her name “It’s a favourite haunt for women of the town” (Haunt-Evil and Sinister) Prostitutes Big Idea- Shows women are only for recreation (brothel houses present in both the books)
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How is Eric explored throughout An Inspector Calls? Eric is introduced in the play as a young man still figuring out his path in life. The start of the play states he is ‘half shy’ displaying nervousness and implying that he lacks of confidence. However it is also stated that he is ‘half assertive’‚ depicting whenever he feels passionate about something he can express his opinions. His starting words serve comically. The audience can develop an idea of how he typically acts‚ due to him not behaving
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Jairina then explained to me that she called Police tonight because Erick was again demanding her phone‚ and also told her he was going to take her kids from her. I asked Jairina why she did not call the Police during the initial incident‚ and she told me she was trying to resolve things without police‚ and because she was scared. Jairina went on to say Erick told her "she would be sorry" if he ever went to jail because of her. I spoke with Jairy
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attitudes revolve around protecting their own social status whereby do not seem to care for anyone but themselves and their family‚ this can be recognised when the Inspector reveals all about Eva Smith‚ and their reaction to this awful death‚ even though they are involved‚ seems to be non-existent‚ through evidence from the inspector‚ they still persist that they haven ’t participated to this death. They are completely unsympathetic towards the girl and take no responsibility for their actions as
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