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Definition of Irony
Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are. If this seems like a loose definition... read full definition
Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are. If this... read full definition
Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how... read full definition
Induction, Scene 2
Explanation and Analysis—Sly's Ignorance:
The majority of the Induction, Scene 2 utilizes dramatic irony, capitalizing on the audience's knowledge of the lord's prank, and Christopher Sly's lack thereof, to generate humor. In the following passage, for instance, the lord joins in with his servants, offering a wide array of luxuries to Sly, who awakens confused:
LORD: We’ll show thee Io as she was a maid
And how she was beguileèd and surprised,
As lively painted as the deed was done.
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