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Definition of Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given situation, and that of the... read full definition
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given... read full definition
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a... read full definition
Dramatic Irony
Explanation and Analysis—Bobby’s Parentage:
Near the end of the story, Mrs. Das reveals to Mr. Kapasi a secret she has never told anyone: her son Bobby was the product of an affair she had eight years earlier and is therefore not her husband’s biological child. The scene that follows—in which Mr. Kapasi interacts with the Das family as if nothing has happened—is an example of dramatic irony. This is because Mrs. Das, Mr. Kapasi, and readers all know the truth about Bobby, while Bobby himself, his father, and his siblings do not.
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