How does "Oedipus Rex" show dramatic irony?
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How does "Oedipus Rex" show dramatic irony?
Three Types of Irony:
In literature, irony takes three basic forms. Verbal irony is when a character says the opposite of what they mean (similar to sarcasm), situational irony is when an event turns out opposite to what you'd expect (for example, a scuba diver drowning in a bath tub), and dramatic irony, in which the audience knows something the characters do not.
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View this answerOedipus Rex heavily relies on dramatic irony for suspense in its story. The plot concerns Oedipus's journey towards discovering he killed his birth...
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Chapter 5 / Lesson 22Learn about dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles with analysis and examples. Discover how this literary device is used in this play from ancient Greece.