The Importance Of Literature In Literature

Dramatic irony is in speeches or a situation of drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. For instance when Judge Danforth and Elizabeth Proctor were talking; Danforth: "We are given to understand that at one time you dismissed your servant, Abigail Williams...Why did you dismiss Abigail Williams?" Elizabeth:"She dissatisfied me; And my husband" (Act IV). This quotes shows dramatic irony when Elizabeth lies to protect Johns reputation, but what she does not know is that John himself has already confessed to adultery. Thus both of their reputations are damaged, John’s for adultery and Elizabeths for

Dramatic irony is the type of irony that informs the reader of a certain fact that one or more characters in the story may not know. This is quite evident in Young Goodman Brown and A Cask of Amontillado, because of the lack of knowledge that the

I wonder how work that was written over four hundred years ago can still be so prevalent today. I remember reading Romeo and Juliet during my first year of high school, watching Othello my sophomore year, and the school theatre program putting on a production of Hamlet. I started taking my first college course during my junior year of high school and I was certain that in ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 I would be introduced to a larger spectrum of literature. However, the broader variety still include Shakespeare’s work, and I found myself reading The Taming of the Shrew. So it is very evident that Shakespeare’s work has left an everlasting imprint and will be important works of literature for generations to come—this question is why?

Dramatic Irony is when there is a scene in the short story or novel (or whatever you are reading or watching) that has a character or characters that don’t understand or know what is going on around them. An example of this in “Just Lather that’s all” is when Captain Torrez walks into the barber shop; the barber was a rebel and the Captain is trying to kill all the rebels. The reason this is Dramatic Irony is that we know that the barber recognizes the Captain however, the Captain does not acknowledge that the barber is a rebel. We think he does not know that the barber is a rebel. The reason that that is Dramatic Irony is that it is somewhat connected the end of the short story. When the Captain leaves the shop he says “They told me that you’d kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn’t easy. You can take my word for it.” This shows that the Captain knew that the barber was a rebel and wanted to see if he

Irony is a technique that uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. For example, dramatic irony is a type of irony which is shown in the first Shrek movie. Fiona loves Shrek but only Donkey and the audience know. In this situation, dramatic irony is being created because the character Shrek does not know that Fiona loves him but the audience does. The short stories “The Lottery” the reader may find both situational and dramatic irony that both create the ironic ending.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story about two lovers who are from two disputing families, and their eventual suicides. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony throughout the play to create tension for the audience and foreshadow the ending. Dramatic irony is when the words or actions of characters in a story have a different meaning to the reader than to the characters. This is because the reader knows something that the characters do not. Romeo and Juliet’s death could have been prevented if the characters in the story weren’t so ignorant of their situations, and often times the reader recognizes this.

Prompt: The novel contains many literary elements and references to different works of literature, how do these convey the themes of the novel?

"Irony is a device that protects him (the artist) from the pain of his experience so that he may use it objectively in his art(Susquehanna. "New Critical")." In The Glass Menagerie, it is ironic how Tom speaks badly of his father and his leaving home but in the end he leaves home just like his father, the man "in love with long distances (Williams 30)''. The fact that Amanda wants what is best for her children is ironic because she worries so much over it that she doesn't realize what is best for them.

“For all the quotes, phrases, poems, books, myths, and legends through history; the only words of importance are the ones that bestow a great influence within ourselves”

Authors use irony in literature in order to give double meanings and make it more interesting to the reader. In the play “ The Death of a Salesman” Arthur Miller uses irony as a strong writing technique in order to express the character's behavior. In “The Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller moments of situational and dramatic irony helps to illustrate the story's theme in which Willy is a man trying yo achieve the American dream, however he have created a world of illusion.

-Dramatic Irony is when the words and actions of the characters in a work of literature are known to the audience or reader, but they are not known to certain characters in the story. The reader or audience has a greater knowledge of many of the characters themselves.

Critics of Shakespeare’s work being mandatory in English classrooms claim Shakespeare makes students who were forced to read Shakespeare stupid. However, Shakespeare’s plays all have some kind of lesson, some moral, that all of us can relate to. When former Luther Burbank High School teacher Dana Dusbiber argues that “Shakespeare should be left to ‘rest in peace’”, another English teacher Matthew Truesdale rebuts Dusbiber’s comment:

Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

Throughout the history of literature there have been many connections made between writers and their reoccurring styles of writing found in each of their literary works. Jane Austen is only one example of this type of author who exemplifies a style of repetition by using repetitious themes. Theme is a very important literary element in any piece of literature. Themes teach the reader a life lesson, often times lending advice or a point of view. In Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, she uses themes which can also be found in other pieces of literature written by Austen. These themes deal with the subjects of; marriage, good breeding and appearances, social rank and morals, and happiness. In the novel Pride and Prejudice Austen uses

Many texts throughout history can teach the reader enduring life lessons. The ability to reach beyond boundaries and reach a reader’s morality or their understanding, is something that makes a text timeless. Many texts that were written in the past are still read in many educational settings today because of their enduring ability to teach lessons that the reader can relate to. Relatability is another aspect of a text that makes it timeless and makes its words and lessons last forever. Throughout my educational career I have read countless texts that reach beyond the external facade, and dig deep into true issues that anyone can relate to. Shakespeare’s texts are timeless because they are written in a way that people from all walks of life can relate to them. His texts examine the human experience in truly insightful and elegant ways. Shakespeare’s portrayals and representations of human beings in his plays are not much different from our modern perceptions of humans. Shakespeare studies, portrays, and examines the human condition in many ways and examines what it is to be human through many different topics or ideas. Some of those ideas are lust, power, infidelity, war, love, family relationships, marriage, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, madness, jealousy, and revenge. Through these many themes found in Shakespeare’s plays he resonates many lessons that readers can carry with them throughout their life. Many of the lessons are complex, which is what you would expect from