Examples Of Irony In A Midsummer Night's Dream

Irony the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Three examples of irony are verbal,situational, and dramatic. Which was used in the book the night. And in this paragraph i will be talking about these three examples. Verbal irony, it was used in this story me and my classmates had read night.

One of the many types of irony used to demonstrate the characters’ actions is verbal irony. The court scene in Act III shows an example of verbal irony. Mary Warren and John Proctor are being questioned in affiliation to Elizabeth’s possession of any poppets. Parris was trying to validate the fact that maybe they were uninformed of her custody of these, that maybe she could have hidden her poppets.(The Crucible Verbal Irony 1) In reply to Proctor, Parris says, “We are here, Your Honor, precisely to discover what no one has ever seen.”(Miller 104) He is simply meaning the court is trying to come upon the poppets that allegedly Elizabeth had hidden in her house, that no one has ever

The dramatic irony in Midsummer Night's Dream was exemplary. One example of the marvelous dramatic irony was when throughout the play, we know the fairies use magic to play pranks and to make the baffled characters fall in and out of love, but the lovers have no idea what's happened to them. And another example is when Bottom's head is transformed into that of an "ass" (a.k.a. donkey). Bottom doesn't know what's happened to him, bottom thinks he's being tricked when his friends run away in fear. When he's left alone on stage, he complains to us: "I see their knavery. This is to make an ass of me, to / fright me, if they could". This is one of the funnier parts of the story because Bottom has literally been turned into an

Verbal irony occurs when a character says something different from what they actually mean. This occurs once in “Night” when the Parisian woman on the boat throw coins to the young men. The boys then fought one another like wild animals for the spare change. Eliezer, being reminded of the men throwing bread onto the train car, pleads to the woman to cease what she is doing. The woman, however, believes she is doing nothing wrong and replies, “Why not, I like to give to charity.”

An example of dramatic irony is when Julian attempts to talk to African Americans on this bus and both attempts turn out to be awkward conversations. Julian uses the quote,” first-rate education in spite of going to only a third-rate college,” to show that he is superior above everyone because he has a college education. This has dramatic irony because he has no job and financial future since his dependent on his mother but he still thinks his superior above everyone. There is an example of situational irony when his wish of his mother to be punished comes true by her dying and he is one that ends up learning a lesson. This is supported by the quote,” The lights drifted farther away the faster he ran and his feet moved numbly as if they carried him nowhere.

One example is when Bottom’s head gets turned into a donkey (Shakespeare 1.2.21). This is an example of Dramatic irony because we know why his friends are running away from him because his head is a donkey but he does not know that or that his head is a donkey. Another example of verbal irony is when Helena does not know why Lysander is in love with her (3.2.13-18). This is also dramatic irony because we know why Lysander is in love with her because Puck put the flower juice on Lysander’s eyes to make him fall in love with her however Helena still does not know why Lysander is in love with her. These are some ways that shakespeare uses dramatic irony in A Midsummer Night’s

Irony is very commonly used in literature. It is when something totally different from what was happened takes place. Irony is of three main broad types-verbal irony, dramatic irony and irony of situation. Verbal irony or sarcasm refers to the situation where the character deliberately means the opposite of what he or she is saying. Irony of situation or circumstance refers to a situation when the opposite of what is expected happens. Dramatic irony is the most commonly used one in plays. It refers to a situation when the reader is aware of the truth of the situation or the significance of what the writer is saying or even the consequences but the protagonist himself is not. We

An example of irony would be when Macbeth is foretold of his succession to higher standing and power, but by the end of the novel, Macbeth is left with nothing. 10. Metaphor – a figure of speech that relates to something as being the same or similar as another without using “like” or “as.” Ex. “Cleaning was a breeze for

“And though she be but little, she is fierce!” (Shakespeare 3.2.335). This is a famous quote from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. This quote is still heard today and is an example of situational irony. Situational irony is when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen. There are two other types of irony, verbal and dramatic. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows more than a character in a book or movie. When the speaker says the opposite of what he means is verbal irony. All three of these types of irony are used in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. These examples help to build tension or create humor for the audience.

An example of irony being the use of dramatic irony. The audience, and Horatio, knew that Hamlet would be feigning madness in order to further his investigation of the murder of his father, which led to the others in the play to actually believe that he is indeed mad. Another type of irony that Shakespeare did use would be the “play” on words. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet is speaking with the Queen, “A little more than kin, and less than kind (V,ii)”. With this quote, Hamlet is referring to his uncle King Claudius, who is now his stepfather, but the Queen does not understand this “play” on words and the audience does.

Right after Bottom scared all the people with his ass, he meets Titania (Applied to the love juice). Titania immediately falls in love with Bottom and his ass’s head. When she hears Bottom sing, she says "I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again: Mine ear is much enamour'd of thy note; So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape; And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me. On the first view to say, to swear, I love thee." (Act 3 Scene 1 Line 121). She treats Bottom like her own child, she feeds him, she sleeps with him and pampers him. This is a comedy, as it is absurd to fall in love with a person with an ass. When Oberon takes the spell away from Titania, she also thinks that it is not possible and is startled. She says “My Oberon, what visions i have seen! Methought I was enamour’d of an ass.” (Act 4 Scene 1 Line 75). Titania is a the queen of fairies and has a lot of power and reputation amongst her people, In Act 3 Scene 1 Line 139, she was so powerful, she could just say “I’ll give thee fairies to attend on thee”, and Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth and Mustardseed immediately came to serve her. Titania should not be under a spell. Imagine Julius Caesar falling in love with a hippo, it just does not make

Irony is an important part of the english and there are many examples of it in our english language. There are three forms of irony. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that the main character or characters do not, verbal irony is when someone says something that is the opposite of what they mean. An example of this is when the weather is cold and it is raining and the person says “Lovely weather we’re having”. The final form of irony is situational irony.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, Act 3 Scene 5, Juliet is fighting with her father, Lord Capulet. This is because she is going against his will for her to marry Paris. Lord Capulet’s emotions are of anger and disbelief as Juliet does not want to marry Paris. Unknown to Lord Capulet, Juliet is already married to Romeo. This is a specific example of dramatic irony as us the audience know something which another character does not know.

The first example of situational irony would be Fortunato’s name, which means fortunate in Italian, an ironic name for someone who is about to be left in the catacombs to die. Another example of irony is when Montresor says, “It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will. I continued as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation” (Poe, 3). Obviously this is dramatic irony as Fortunato has no idea that Montresor is smiling because he will kill him rather than actually being happy to meet him. Also verbal irony is present when Montresor says,

An example of dramatic irony is when Fortunato tells Montresor not to worry about his health and that “the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I will not die of a cough” (POE 238) Montresor then replies, “True–true.” When the reader reads this, they see that Fortunato is clueless of Montresor’s true plan is and while he tells Fortunato he will be all right. That he will not die, he is planning to kill him. This is dramatic because we as the reader feel a sense of sorrow because we know the truth about what will