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    Richard III - Irony of Shakespeare Shakespeare is known for his wit and brilliance in writing. One of his tactics is his use of irony. There are three types of irony: verbal‚ dramatic and situational. Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the speaker says the opposite of what he or she intends to say. Dramatic irony is the contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true. Situational irony is the discrepancy between appearance and reality or between

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    filled with irony‚ which floods nearly every chapter in the text. The book introduces Job‚ a purely good human being who is often regarded by God as a “blameless and upright man” (Job 1.8). As the book unfolds‚ God and Satan make a bet to determine whether Job will remain loyal to God when catastrophes unfold. Irony manifests itself as dramatic and situational irony throughout the entire text. Dramatic irony plays a fundamental role throughout the Book of Job. Dramatic irony is the irony that occurs

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    about how Kierkegaard inspires Lear to give such a great importance to irony. Let us now turn at how he concretely conceives the experience of irony. In this regard‚ the rest of Kierkegaard’s journal entry has once again particular relevance. There‚ Kierkegaard asks himself in what did Socrates’ irony really lie. His answer is that Socratic irony does not lie in virtuous talking. Instead‚ ’[…][Socrates] whole existence is and was irony; whereas the entire contemporary population of farm hands and business

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    with an essay by Charles Gordon‚ When Irony Becomes Cynicism. Through his essay‚ one learns where irony’s roots started to grow into today’s monster that it is‚ and how irony is overused in television‚ radio and conversation. Gordon has skillfully and honestly shown how irony is perceived and used in today’s society. He fully shows that people use irony incorrectly‚ and it is to their disadvantage. 	Gordon has a particularly negative view on how much irony is used today. The thesis in his essay

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    while now‚ writers have been attempting to write about and protest war. In all honesty‚ though‚ they’re just glorifying it and making it seem not as bad as it truly is. They do this‚ by using imagery‚ structure‚ and most of all‚ irony. How do writers use imagery‚ irony‚ and structure‚ to protest war? How is the pain and struggles of war shown in writings that protest war? Imagery is very helpful when writing about‚ and protesting war. Using imagery in writings of war helps the reader understand

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    Irony in "A Modest Proposal" The pamphlet by Jonathan Swift‚ originally titled‚ "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country‚ and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public‚" starts out as an absurd attempt at solving the poverty and famine problem in Ireland. The proposal solves the problem but is in complete conflict with our ethical and moral values. However‚ his proposal is not to be taken literally and is actually part

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    Irony can occur in the most peculiar way. Sometimes‚ irony is conveyed through humor. In the text Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry‚ the author uses situational irony to convey humor through the actions of Red Chief (the kid) towards Bill and Sam (the kidnappers). This reveals the theme ‘’don’t be fooled by expectations’’ because Sam learned that Red Chief did not look as innocent as he did. In the text Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry‚ the author uses situational irony to convey humor through

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    are‚ having a ‘tragic hero’ who is noble‚ dramatic irony‚ hamartia‚ hubris‚ pathos and a restoration of social order. Dramatic irony is an element used in a tragedy. This element creates situations where the audience knows the characters thoughts‚ personality‚ or events that have occurred to a character before another character does. The author uses this element to instil fear‚ frustration‚ or suspense to the reader. An example of dramatic irony used in the Shakespearean tragedy ‘Othello’ in Act

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    becoming Thane 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

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    death‚ but due to his philosophical nature‚ he begins to overthink things and makes things go awry. Due to Hamlet being a play‚ the audience or reader possesses information that the majority of characters are not aware of‚ which is known as dramatic irony. Therefore‚ the audience can notice the minor‚ or even major‚ discrepancies or missed opportunities by the characters portrayed in the “madness” of Hamlet‚ the missed opportunity of killing King Claudius‚ and the untimely death of Ophelia. As the

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