dramaticIrony
P140237
predicate
Indicates a situation where the audience or reader knows critical information that one or more characters do not, creating a contrast between character perception and reality.
Observed surface forms (2)
- dramaticIronySource ×1
- hasDramaticIrony ×1
Sample triples (4)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Jack Torrance about the hotel’s history | JackUnderestimatesDanger ⓘ |
| The Wizard and I | Elphaba’s expectations about the Wizard contrast with later events ⓘ |
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Viola from Twelfth Night (intertextual reference)
surface form:
Viola (Twelfth Night)
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audience knows her true identity while characters do not via predicate surface "dramaticIronySource" ⓘ |
| When We Are Married | yes via predicate surface "hasDramaticIrony" ⓘ |