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Dramatic Irony in Shakespeare's Macbeth

Where is Dramatic Irony in

Macbeth?

Act 2 Scene 1, p.39 l.12

"What, sir, not yet at rest?"

Where is Dramatic Irony in Macbeth?

Act 1 Scene 6, p. 27 l. 58f/ l. 1ff

"O never shall sun that morrow see."

"This castle hath a pleasant seat, the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses"

Where is Dramatic Irony in Macbeth?

Act 1 Scene 4, p 19 l.11ff

"There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face. He was a gentlemen on whom I built an absolute trust."

"Enter Macbeth - Oh worthiest cousin (...)"

Act 1 Scene 3, p. 11 l. 47/p.13 l.70f

"All hail Macbeth, hail thee, Thane of Cawdor."

"But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor lives. A prosperous gentlemen (...)"

What is Dramatic Irony?

Oxford Dictionary: A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

Sources

What is Irony?

Oxford Dictionary: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/irony

Dramatic Irony: http://www.britannica.com/art/dramatic-irony

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Conclusion

Oxford Dictionary: The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect:

  • Dramatic Irony is in almost every scene
  • Adds to the climax
  • Adds to the dark and mysterious tone
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