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    Foreman has been the verger of St. Peter’s for sixteen years‚ which seems lengthy enough to assure him a life-time service there. Since “the vergers of St. Peter’s‚ like the popes Rome‚ were there for life”‚ Foreman could never‚ even in his wildest dream‚ think of the day when he would leave the church and no longer be a verger. Yet everything is not what it seems. That very day has come when the newly-appointed vicar comes to him with the forceful and cold announcement that he is to resign because

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    Authors use many literary devices in order to heighten and enhance their works. Dramatic irony‚ expressions to complementary attitudes understood by the audience but not the characters‚ can make the emotions stronger in literature. Homer is one of many authors who used this technique well. In The Odyssey‚ Homer uses dramatic irony in order to enhance the emotional effect of crucial moments in the storyline‚ especially during the journey of Telemachus‚ the initial return of Odysseus‚ and the restoration

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    Irony Irony is the use of words to express something different and often opposite to its literal meaning and it is a device that plays a major role in revealing the theme of a literary work. In Inferno‚ written by Niven and Pournelle‚ the main character‚ Allan Carpentier‚ travels into the depths of hell and finally escapes when he realizes who he is. Throughout his journey‚ the other people in hell do not want to accept that they are there‚ which in turn‚ is the reason they cannot leave hell. Those

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    Dramatic Irony In Macbeth

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    The role of “dramatic irony” is expressed in many ways through the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare.The dramatic irony plays a very important role in this play because it builds up into the theme. The theme of this play would be ambition. Macbeth had the ambition to become king and that’s what he did‚he got what he wanted.¨ I dare do all that may become a man.¨ ( Act 1 Scene 7 Line 51) Macbeth would do anything it takes to be a man. The way that dramatic irony is shown is in the one

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    It’s A Woman’s World “It’s A Woman’s World” written by Eavan Boland is a poem about how woman should embrace their strengths. It’s a Woman’s World” focuses on issues of female identity and how the contributions of women have been overlooked. The speaker of Eavan Boland’s poem‚ seems to intend irony with the title of this poem‚ she is not saying this is a woman’s world‚ but rather speaks of the world from the woman’s point of view. Boland shows her views that women‚ who are placed in less harsh

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    ENGL 1302-021 2 March 2014 Irony in Kate Chopin’s "The Storm" and "Désirée’s Baby" Kate Chopin’s stories characteristically end or contain an ironic twist. Chopin uses irony to create excitement and suspense and to also provide a deeper meaning to her story. Irony can create different parallels to a story that would otherwise be one dimensional. Kate Chopin uses irony in "The Storm" and "Désirée’s Baby" effectively creating beautiful and complex stories. "The Storm" contains both dramatic

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    Irony in Antigone: King Creon In the tragedy Antigone‚ Sophocles pens a tale about a stalwart and distrustful king‚ Creon‚ and his misuse of the power he possesses. In the play he disregards the law of the gods to fit his whims‚ something that the heroine of the play‚ Antigone‚ wholeheartedly disagrees with; she disobeys his order to leave her dead brother‚ Polynices‚ unburied and sentences herself to death in the process. Antigone is engaged to Creon’s son‚ Haemon‚ who does not agree with his father’s

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    Browning depicts the men in his case study as ordinary middle aged men who choose not to commit murder of Jewish men‚ women‚ and children as compared to Ordinary Men or Ideological Soldiers‚ it is clearly stated that men of Police Battalion 310 not only believed Jews as subhuman enemies but as a threat to Germany. The majority of PB 310 consisted of younger men who were consistently exposed to the political and economic turmoil of Germany. These men likely joined Hitler Youth and were exposed to

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    Irony: Oedipus, the King

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    Irony: Oedipus‚ the King. Irony: The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite‚ typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Oedipus‚ the King is a story full of dramatic irony. The irony gives the plot a well rounded shape but also helps the readers‚ or audience follow the story much better. It makes for an extremely interesting read. Oedipus from the start is doomed for failure‚ but what makes this story so “interesting” to the reader’s or audience is

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    individuals [Nazis] were ordinary‚ everyday people. Just like me. The phrase “they were ordinary people” replayed in mind for days. They were neither criminals nor sadists‚ so what changed? How could an ordinary citizen suddenly accept the genocide of millions of people who were their [Nazis] neighbors‚ friends‚ and co-workers? So many questions entered my mind. Previously‚ I was taught to believe these individuals were mentally ill or “sick” monsters‚ but they were ordinary people.

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