of Cawdor. One of the literary resources that Shakespeare constantly uses is irony. In this case‚ he uses dramatic irony‚ in which the audience is aware of a situation that the other characters are not familiar with. In this specific circumstance‚ he uses the irony to build up the character of Macbeth‚ to let the audience judge him themselves. There are various examples in which the dramatic irony is explicit. The King has high expectations of the deeds that Macbeth is going to fulfill. He trusts
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’An Inspector Calls’‚ written by J.B.Priestley is a play that includes the characters of Eva Smith‚ who appears to have committed suicide‚ and Edna‚ the housekeeper of the Birling family. Both Eva Smith‚ and Edna represent women‚ who suffer at the hands of poverty and neglect‚ and both characters are the epitome victims of the unjust nature of the social order. To those better off than them‚ they are invisible. Edna seems to be‚ a possible suicide victim‚ and there is even a link between the two
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DRAMATIC IRONY IN A DOLL’S HOUSE Dramatic irony usually refers to a situation in a play wherein a character’s knowledge is limited‚ and he or she encounters something of greater significance than he or she knows. Throughout the play‚ most of the dramatic irony displayed is between Nora and Helmer‚ with Helmer being the character whose knowledge is limited. Dramatic irony is a device commonly and frequently used by playwrights. Irony arises from a contrast between appearance and reality between what
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According to Mark Flanagan of About.com‚ “Dramatic irony is when the words and actions of the characters of a work of literature have a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters. This is the result of the reader having a greater knowledge than the characters themselves.” For
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MONOLOGUE FOR AN ONION: AN ANALYSIS Cutting an onion breaks cells in its skin causing a reaction that results to the formation of volatile sulfur compound which‚ when mixed with tears coating our eyes‚ becomes sulfuric acid. This triggers the tear ducts to produce more tears to alleviate the imbalance in acidity the irritant has caused; the longer the eyes are exposed to the acid the greater the quantity of tears produced. Sue Kwock Kim uses this certain property of an onion to tackle a specific
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To begin‚ the monologue I have chosen is from HAMLET Act 3‚ Scene 1‚ Page 7. Correspondingly‚ the character (Ophelia) who I am playing has a very straightforward goal in her monologue. With this said‚ Ophelia is expressing her lament for Hamlet’s mental deterioration. Ophelia says her monologue to the audience with sadness and extreme distress. For example‚ Ophelia states that Hamlet’s “noble mind is here o’erthrown!” This beginning phrase is significant because it is her explaining how Hamlet’s
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Monologue analysis. The recreation of Irene Ruddock’s character in Lady of Letters relies hugely on maintaining the quality of her idiosyncratic ways. Her prejudices and her naivety amongst other things are all relevant traits‚ and in my recreative piece I found that keeping with Bennett’s structure‚ form and use of language ensured that Miss Ruddock’s character remained unhampered with. This artless narrator seems very unaware of her social situation in the sense that she doesn’t seem lonely
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entire story using dramatic irony. Despite Oedipus’s ignorance about who he is‚ Sophocles uses dramatic irony to let the readers know who Oedipus truly is and to hint at what all will take place throughout the entire story. Sophocles uses many different scenes throughout the play that portray dramatic irony. Although‚ the three most important are Oedipus’s curse towards himself‚ Oedipus’s insult to Tiresias‚ and the fortune-teller’s prophecy about Oedipus. The first act of dramatic irony is Oedipus’s
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emphasised by the number of “asides” Iago has throughout Othello such as when he is watching Othello and Desdemona together and says “O you are well tuned now! But I’ll set down the pegs that make this music‚ as honest as I am.” This is an example of the dramatic irony that is used throughout by Iago‚ as the audience knows of his plans to ruin Othello and Desdemona’s relationship but the other characters don’t‚ Shakespeare does this in order
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ dramatic irony‚ suspense‚ and tragedy are the main literary terms that contribute to making this play so comical. I really liked the dramatic irony‚ because it has its own kind of comedy. This play also teaches people many different things such suspense and tragedy. It is a very suspenseful because people are waiting to see how the people die. The tragedy is also horrible but in a sick demented way kind of funny. Dramatic irony caught my attention in the way
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