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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
Volume 1, Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis—Isabella's Love:
Austen employs dramatic irony in Northanger Abbey to highlight Catherine's ignorance about Isabella. She has no idea that Isabella makes friends with her simply to develop a relationship with her brother, but the reader knows about it. In Volume 1, Chapter 6, Isabella says: "[...] there is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature."
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