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What is Dramatic Irony?

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what do horror movies and comedies have in common the two genres seem totally different but the reason they're both so popular is perhaps because of what they have in common their use of dramatic irony first let's clarify there are three types of Irony out there situational irony is when you expect one thing but get the opposite verbal irony is when someone says something but truly means the opposite a denito is what will be looking at right now is when the audience seems to know more about an event as situation or conversation then the characters movie on the show or in the book to the audience is in on a secret that the characters of missed this is a great storytelling device that creates tremendous emotion isn't that text think about it for a moment how does it feel when in a horror film you know that the scary villain is hiding behind that door in the darkened room the becomes Erie the lighting creates complete Shadows this has to be bad for the hero of course though that hero must enter the room to find the Ville you feel tremendous tension and the suspense of knowing that someone will jump out and be scary but you just don't know when that tension instra Matic irony you know something more than the characters in the film now take the typical comedy there will probably be some type of adding again we know more of what is going on in the characters do picture two characters making a plan for a birthday surprise for their roommate while that roommate over here's the end our conversation from the hallway from their confusion and misunderstanding occur and the tension builds but this isn't the same tension as the horror film since it is will be pretty funny as a character try to figure out the who's in the Watts but it serves as a great example of the tension and suspense of dramatic irony this or suspense in both of John Rose drives the story and keeps the plot progressing the audience wants needs to see the tension of the dramatic irony broken either by the scary person jumping out of the Shadows or by someone finally revealing someone's true identity and clearing up the confusion so when you feel like you are in on a secret that is dramatic irony a Hallmark of all the great writers from Shakespeare to Hitchcock

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