ROLE OF IRONIES IN OEDIPUS REX Oedipus Rex is one of the best tragedies. According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy must be an imitation of life in the form of a serious story that is complete in itself; in other words‚ the story must be realistic and narrow in focus. A good tragedy will evoke pity and fear in its viewers. Irony: Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. In Oedipus Rex‚ ironies play a vital
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The verbal irony in “Othello” by Shakespeare In the tragedy Othello‚ Shakespeare uses many important literary elements‚ but one of the most important is irony. Shakespeare ’s use of irony in Othello has a great impact on the play. The irony is what makes the story so fascinating and different than any other stories. Irony is also used to add suspense and at the same time to make the reader wonder what is going to happen next. “Verbal irony is a contrast between what a character says and what
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Irony and Symbolism in “The Cask of Amontillado” In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view‚ from the perspective of Montresor‚ the narrator of this tale‚ who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfect plan for revenge. During the carnival season‚ Montresor meet with Fortunato and decides to implement his plan carefully not to arouse Fortunato’s suspicions through irony. Poe’s story describes the inner workings
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What is irony? Irony is the mismatch between the actual results versus the expected results. In literature‚ irony is a device that causes surprise and amusement for the audience also a helper to the author to make their writing more fluid. Types of irony in stories are dramatic‚ situational and verbal. In the short stories “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela‚ “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ there is situational and dramatic irony. The ironies affect the
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Surname 5 Name Tutor Class Date Irony “The Story of an Hour” is a short story by Kate Chopin’s. It is a story about marriage‚ one filled with rather many instances of irony. It is about a lady‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ and how she reacts to the news she receives about the apparent death of her husband. She suffers a heart condition and thus when her sister and friend‚ Robert come over to give her the unfortunate news‚ they do it carefully to prevent a possible heart failure due to the shock of the news. Mrs
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Hawthorne‚ was a story full of tragic irony. Hester Prynne‚ throughout the story‚ makes a great effort to conceal secrets among others such as Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth. This effort is filled with hypocrisy because of the way they live their lives day by day. Some being idled for great doing‚ others shunning people of sin‚ when yet each of them have all committed sin of their own. Therefore‚ irony amongst this novel‚ is great in quality‚ as in quantity. Irony greatly describes the author’s
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indicates the care with which he has planned Fortunato’s death. Both of the men want the same thing. Edgar Poe has a strong way of reproducing great literary elements in the story; the theme of revenge is explained with the use of irony. One irony used in this story is dramatic irony‚ which is when the readers understand it and the characters does not. “You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill‚ and I cannot be responsible. Besides‚ there is Luchesi-” “Enough‚”
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May 6‚ 2014 Period 2B Irony The Stanger written by Albert Camus and The Truman Show both have irony in them. In the beginning their life is in a sense meaningless and nothing really to it. Trying to live a “normal” life is what they are striving for. Truman from The Truman Show and Meursault from The Stranger both have things that foreshadow their ultimate choices in life‚ which include symbolism‚ existential themes‚ and irony. In The Truman Show‚ there is irony present throughout the whole
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Irony in “Good Country People” Flannery O’Connor uses characterization‚ and the themes of good versus evil and the psychological and physical problems of the characters‚ to create irony in the story. The characterization of both Mrs. Hopewell and Joy/Hulga creates irony‚ which begins with their names. Then the theme of good versus evil‚ demonstrated by the belief that country people are “good”‚ also creates irony. The story is about a farm owner‚ Mrs. Hopewell‚ her only
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Frankenstein: Technology In Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus‚ written in the late nineteenth century by Mary Shelley‚ Shelley proposes that knowledge and its effects can be dangerous to individuals and all of humanity. Frankenstein was one of our first and still is one of our best cautionary tales about scientific research.. Shelley’s novel is a metaphor of the problems technology is causing today. Learn from me. . . at least by my example‚ how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge
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