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Literary Analysis Essay: Irony
When you think of irony, do you think of, for example someone dying before the day of their birthday? Well, that’s not really irony. Irony is like a fire station burning down. It’s ironic because you would expect a fire station to have the necessary needs to put it out. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” there are several different types of irony including verbal, situational, and dramatic.
Verbal irony in Romeo and Juliet had both a humorous and intense effect. For example, on Page 236 Act 3 Scene 2 Line 113-114, Juliet says “That banished, that one word banished, Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts.” Not really meaning there are ten thousand Tybalts, but she’d rather him die ten thousand more times than Romeo being
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banished. Another example of verbal irony is on Page 249 Act 3 Scene 5 Lines 164. Lord Capulet was angry at Juliet for not wanting to marry Paris and he says “my fingers itch.” When he says this it doesn’t literally mean his fingers are itching like he got bit by something, but its because he wanted to hit Juliet for the way she’s been acting. Situational Irony is the kind of irony that is opposite from what is intended, basically what you expect to happen doesn't. And I think Shakespeare uses this to throw people off and keep them from predicting what's going to happen next. Such as the quote on Page 193 Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 100-101 and Page 201 Act 1 Scene 5 Lines 50-51. Romeo says that he'll only go to the party, but only to see Rosaline, his "True love", but once he finally gets to the party and sees Juliet his whole demeanor changed. In paraphrased words, Romeo says "Did I ever really love until now, I never saw true beauty until this night." Major turn of events! He goes to see this girl that he was head over heels for, but quickly looses interest when he sees Juliet. To add on, on Page 230 Lines 78-79 and 80-88, this whole part is a fight between Mercutio and Tybalt that was really supposed to be a fight with Romeo. While Mercutio and Tybalt were fighting, Mercutio dies under Romeo's arm while trying to stop them. When Romeo tries to avoid fighting Tybalt you would think that no one would be hurt and everything would be normal, but instead Romeo's best friend dies and things were only going to worse from there. "Ay, Ay, a scratch …", Mercutio says as he's dying. And lastly, Dramatic irony.
Dramatic irony is the audience knows more than the characters do. The use of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet makes the audience feel excited or apprehension towards that moment. For instance on page 200 lines 106-111 act 1 scene 4, Romeo has terrible dream and he "fears that some terrible event caused by the stars will begin at the party," as stated in the footnotes. Little did he know was that that terrible event was death and will be his own. The audience knows this because the prologue at he beginning of the play gives away the ending. Another example is on page 235 lines 37-70 act 3 scene 2, is all a big confusion between Juliet and the Nurse. all along the nurse is weeping over Tybalt screaming he's dead and Juliet thinks she's talking about Romeo. They then start saying things like "Vile earth, to earth resign; and motion here. and thou and Romeo press one heavy bier," and " Tybalt is gone, and Romeo Banished..." It's only then until the nurse said that Romeo killed Tybalt did Juliet realize. The audience knew that Juliet was heartbroken because she thought Romeo was dead and the Nurse …show more content…
didn't. The way Shakespeare used the different types of irony did leave a roller coaster of emotions for me.
When Shakespeare used verbal irony in the play, some of it was for sarcastic use and it created a humorous effect, but when he used it way that wasn't supposed to be sarcastic it was kind like "What did he mean by that, this is confusing." Situational irony also gave that high and low effect on me because when Romeo was sad about Rosaline and went to the party and saw the love of his life Juliet, I was happy and excited because it was a total surprise and Romeo being depressed all the time didn't seem like such a good story to read. Dramatic irony has to be my favorite that Shakespeare used because it always made me think in my head "If he or she only knew." When he utilized this, it caught my attention and made me want to scream to that fictional character "No!" or "Don't do that you crazy person", the whole time something like that came into play. I thought it was a clever Idea for Shakespeare to used these types of literary tools. I think if he hadn't used those mind bobbing devices then Romeo an Juliet wouldn't be a such a good story as it turned out to
be. In conclusion in the tragic love story there are many opposing types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic, and in the play they all produced a wonderful and amazing story. Without it wouldn’t be up to it's full potential. The literary devices helped out a lot with the outcome and all in all I do believe Shakespeare is the master of putting irony to work. Now one more question, do you still think somebody passing away prior to their birthday, is ironic?
Irony is the expression of ones meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite. There are three different types of irony; verbal, dramatic, and situational. Edgar Allen Poe uses verbal and dramatic irony in The Cask of Amontillado to depict a deeper meaning of Montresor’s hate towards Fortunato.
Dramatic irony means that the audience knows something that the character in the piece of literature doesn’t know. In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows the ending at the very beginning, but still watches Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. Eventually, they both kill themselves thinking the other is dead. Suspense relies on dramatic irony because it makes the audience feel tense until the character finds out and the tension is relieved. Suspense also relies on dramatic irony because the audience may learn something the character doesn’t know, making the audience want to tell the characters themselves, knowing fully well that that’s impossible. An example of dramatic irony in Cujo is the car that Donna drives. Donna drives a Pinto which is known as one of the worst cars to ever have existed. The Ford Pinto would explode and had to be recalled. The Pinto in this story, however, saved Donna and Tad from being killed by Cujo. The audience knew that the Pinto was a bad car, but if they were reading the book, they would have realized that there were too many pages left for both of them to die. Also, if they had read this excerpt, they would have thought that StudySync wouldn’t’ve ruined the ending of a story written by Stephen King. Another example of dramatic irony is that Cujo had rabies. In the very beginning of the story, not the excerpt, Cujo gets bitten by a bat. In the excerpt, this can be figured out by how
Dramatic Irony is when the irony that is in speeches or text is expressed through a workable structure. The audience knows what’s happening, but the character themselves do not know what’s happening or what’s going to happen. The character is unaware that this is happening, but the readers know how this story will lay out. In the story “The Bicycle” by Jillian Horton, Hannah is a young girl who loves to play piano. Hannah’s aunt, Tante Rose knows how to play so she says that she will teach Hannah how to play but she must obey her aunts rules. One of her aunts rules is that Hannah cannot ride a bike. Hannah has never ridden a bike and all of her friends have, and Hannah wants to ride a bike. The author uses dramatic irony because the readers know that Hannah will ride a bike at some point in her life. The author makes the dramatic irony important because if the author didn’t tell us that Hannah has never ridden a bike, we wouldn’t know why she would want to ride one so badly. This is dramatic irony instead or irony because irony is when the readers expect something to happen and it turns out the opposite way. In this story the reader knows that Hannah will ride the bike and Hannah ends up riding the bike at the end of the story. If Hannah didn’t ride the bike the story would not have ended like it did and then the author would have used ironically. In the short story “The Possibility Of Evil” by Shirley Jackson,
Sophocles’s Antigone uses irony in it to show the quality of characters like Creon and Antigone. Irony was used to bring out the true character in each person in his plays. Sophocles uses irony many times with Creon and Antigone to show who they really were. Sophocles purpose with portraying irony in his writing was to show Antigone as rude and blunt, and to show Creon as prideful and sexist.
With dramatic irony, on the other hand, it was used mainly for a comedic effect, rather than creating a plot twist for the audience. By creating a comedy using these two types of irony, Shakespeare was able to deliver his message of the true meaning of love. Situational irony is when the reader or audience is surprised by the outcome of the story. We see more of situational irony later on in the story, especially since it often leads to disputes and fights. For instance, when Robin was supposedly ordered to put flower droplets shot from cupid’s arrow into the eyes of Demetrius, he ended up putting them in the eyes of Lysander instead, mistaking him for the Athenian man Oberon had seen and causing a dispute.
This is also an example of dramatic irony; the audience knows what is on the way. making the story even sadder for them. In Act 2 Scene 2, Romeo is talking about the possibility of being caught in the Capulet grounds in a very relaxed and romantic manner. My life was better ended by their hateâ€. This is an example of dramatic irony Romeo is talking about being.
In Sophocles: The Theban Plays E. F. Watling comments on Sophocles’ usage of dramatic irony in his dramas: “. . . that powerful and subtle weapon of ‘dramatic irony’ which Sophocles used with especial skill, whereby the audience can judge every speech and action of the play in the light of their previous knowledge of the situation” (12). M. H. Abrams defines dramatic irony as a situation wherein:
Verbal irony is when someone says one thing but, means another. An example of verbal irony in the play is when Procter is in the courthouse and says that Elizabeth can not lie and then she does. “In her life, sir, she have never lied. There are them that cannot sing, and them that cannot weep, my wife cannot lie. I have paid much to learn it, sir” (pg 973 Miller Act 3), “Look at me! To your knowledge, has John Procter ever committed the crime of lechery? Answer my question! Is your husband a leacher!” (pg 974 Miller Act 3), “No, sir” (pg 974 Miller Act 3). Another example of verbal irony is when Abigail is in the court house and she is doing Gods work, but really she is doing the devils by getting all the girls to act like they see Mary’s spirit too. “Oh, Mary this is a black art to change your shape. No, I cannot, I cannot stop my mouth; it’s God’s work I do” (pg 975 Miller Act 3). Dramatic irony is when the readers know something that the characters do not. One example of dramatic irony is when Abigail acts like she sees Mary Warrens spirit, but she really does not. “Oh, Mary, this is a black art to change your shape. No, I cannot, I cannot stop my mouth; it’s God’s work I do” (pg 975 Miller Act 3), “Mary Warren! Draw back your spirit out of them!” (pg 975 Miller Act 3). Another example of dramatic irony is when Elizabeth was asked why she discharged Abigail she said that she did not satisfy
Dramatic Irony is when an author allows the reader to know more than his/her characters in the story. This technique is used by the authors to add suspense to their literature. Edgar Allen Poe created many suspenseful stories using dramatic irony for the purpose of creating themes about human nature. In the short story “The Cask Of Amontillado,” Edgar Allen Poe uses dramatic irony to develop the theme that one should be careful about insulting another because he/she will seek revenge.
Use of Humor in Romeo and Juliet & nbsp; Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. One. could give many reasons as to why this play became such a huge success, but one of the most important reasons could be the use of humour in the play. The main reason for doing this could be to relieve the tensions in the play. and to entertain and keep the Elizabethan audience interested. &
In both A Streetcar Named Desire and Hamlet, Tennessee Williams and William Shakespeare, respectively, demonstrate their abilities to create engaging plays which work on several levels in order to produce the desired effect. One of the most important characteristics of these plays is the playwrights' success in using their words to create the worlds surrounding their works. Both Shakespeare and Williams effectively use irony in the aforementioned plays, both in the plot and with specific symbolism, to create mildly existential environments where effective irony is a confirmation of fate and justice. Immediately apparent to the reader upon completion of these two works is the glaring appearance of irony in the plays' plots. For example, in A Streetcar Named Desire, a great deal of dramatic irony is created when the audience is made aware of details that characters are ignorant to.
In the play Othello, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to help the reader understand the theme of the story. One of those many literary devices used in the play, is the wide range of irony. Throughout the pages of the book the reader will see the use of dramatic, situational, and verbal irony. Shakespeare does not use irony in an understated way, it is very direct, and can be found on almost every page of the book. The use of irony creates suspense, and adds interest as to what will happen.
One technique that Shakespeare uses is irony. Verbal irony is when a character says one thing but means the opposite. When a reader understands the irony of what a character is saying, then he can truly understand the nature and intentions of the character. An example of verbal irony is when Macbeth says to Banquo, "Tonight we hold a solemn supper, sir,/ And I’ll request your presence" (Macbeth 3.1.13-14). The reader soon discovers that Banquo never makes it to the banquet because he is brutally murdered by order of Macbeth. Shakespeare also uses situation irony. This occurs when the results of an action or event are different than what is expected. An example of situation irony occurs when Macduff talks to Malcolm and discusses the tragedies that are taking place in Scotland. Without knowing that his own family has been slain Macduff says, " Each new morn/ New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows/ Strike heaven on the fac...
One example of dramatic irony is when Oedipus is looking for the killer of the king Laius-his father. The irony here is that he is looking for himself because he is the murder of his father. Oedipus knows that he killed someone, but what he does not know is that it was Laius, the one he murder. Oedipus wants to punish the person who killed Laius, but we, the audience know that Oedipus was the one who killed Laius. Also Oedipus married Jocasta without knowing that she is his mother. We, the audience knew that he was Jocasta's son, but he was unaware of that.
Defined by Dictionary.com dramatic irony is “irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience, but not grasped by the characters in the play” (“dramatic irony”). This type of irony is one that is not seen by characters, but is known to the reader. Towards the end of the story Josephine begs for Mrs. Mallard to open up the door and let her in, as she is afraid her sister is making herself ill (Chopin 201). This is dramatic irony as Josephine does not realize that her sister is not actually making herself ill, but is instead rejoicing in her husband’s death. Another instance at the conclusion of the story, Mr. Brently Mallard enters through the door, Richards quickly tries to block him from Mrs. Mallard seeing (Chopin 201). Richards assumes that Mrs. Mallard is still grieving from her husband’s death. He shields her from seeing Mr. Brently Mallard as he knows it will too much emotion. The dramatic irony is Richards does not realize that she is happy and blocking her view of her husband will make her upset, but only because Brently being alive means her freedom is