English 102 Situational irony is when a character’s actions have the opposite of their intended effect. There are clear instances of situational irony found in the short stories‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. All of these stories have characters that found themselves in an unexpected circumstance. The biblical story‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ is about a father who plans to leave his sons an inheritance after he dies but his younger son asked his father
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Literary Devices in Oedipus Rex Dramatic Irony: For example‚ when Creon tells Oedipus about the god’s curse on Thebes‚ Oedipus puts his own curse on the murderer of Laius‚ not knowing it was he who killed Laius (Sophocles‚ 14). Throughout the book‚ Oedipus learns things that the audience would have already known‚ like when Oedipus discovers who his parents really are. Verbal Irony: “I pray that the man’s life be consumed in evil and wretchedness” – Oedipus (Sophocles 14) Oedipus demands that the evil
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October 2011 The Blind Truth Dramatic irony is strewn throughout Oedipus‚ stemming from Oedipus’ vehement quest to find out Lauis’s murderer‚ and his fate that is foreseen by the seer Tiresias. In addition‚ Oedipus’s constant search for the truth‚ and his unwavering to ability to not heed to the warnings constantly given to him by Tiresias and Creon. Oedipus’ supposed “sight” in the play and his coexisting “blindness” are both inherent to the development of Oedipus throughout the play. Sight and blindness
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the stories of Oedipus Rex and Antigone‚ there are many similarities between the rules of Thebes. Oedipus Rex is about a man who tries to escape his fate by running away from his supposed mother and father‚ just to end up fulfilling his destiny by killing his father and marrying his mother. Antigone is about a woman who has buried her brother against her king’s orders. Imprisoned in a cave as punishment‚ she proceeds to kill herself. Two of the rulers of the city of Thebes were Oedipus and Creon. In
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predetermined destiny or fortune. Sophocles plays‚ such as Oedipus Rex‚ have a pattern of having the gods determine the fate of the characters‚ and those characters try to change their destiny. Through the actions of Oedipus‚ fate is shown to be unchanging no matter how hard someone tries to change it. This is expressed in Oedipus’ prophecy that states that he will kill his father and marry his mother. First‚ Iocaste and Laios‚ his parents‚ try to kill Oedipus by piercing his ankles and tying him to a tree
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Delphi‚ the words “Know Thyself” are inscribed. This is a classic example of irony because Oedipus’s main problems come from not knowing his true self. Oedipus runs away from Merope and Polybus when he finds out the prophecy only to see it fulfilled when he returns to his homeland of Thebes. Another problem Oedipus causes himself is not realizing that his tendency to act hotheaded will come back to haunt him. When Oedipus was born‚ there was a prophecy told to his parents that he would kill his father
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Situational irony was a key factor in The Gift of The Magi. Without the irony‚ the story would have been less interesting to readers and have a lesser meaning. The irony connects the story together fully and catches the reader’s eye. Della and Jim‚ the two main characters‚ are married and live in a small flat together. They are poor and only have 2 items that they see to have great value‚ Della’s hair and Jim’s watch. Della’s hair is long‚ curly‚ and beautiful. Jim’s watch is gold and has been passed
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Daniel Nierenberg Comparative Essay 11-20-01 "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" It is only natural that an author use similar vessels of literature‚ such as figurative language‚ literary devices‚ and elements in his/her work. It is even more apparent between works that are connected by character‚ time‚ and theme. Sophocles did this when he wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone". When comparing the two pieces‚ it becomes evident that very similar vessels connected these very different plays. Sophocles uses a
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and Mr. Jones is based on Tsar Nicholas II. Animal Farm starts out with a situational irony when the animals are very unhappy with the humans and decide to take over the farm and run it themselves. The two pigs Napoleon and Snowball assume the roles of leadership but do not get along very well. This is a situational irony because it is unexpected and ironic for animals to be running a farm. There is also some dramatic irony because the reader knows that the animals are plotting against Farmer Jones
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hopeless in trying to protect herself. As shown in the book the main protagonist tells her story in a diary. In the Color Purple many ironic devices are used to show the true meaning of the book.The ironic that the author used are situational irony and symbolism. The situational irony plays a big part in the book because it displayed many use of those devices noticed a lot of it used. For example when Mr.__ and Celie go visit shug they both fall in love with her even though she doesn’t want nothing to do
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