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Question 34 • English III

In part two of Trifles , which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

Answer
A
Mrs. Hale feels guilty about not visiting Mrs. Wright, but Mrs. Peters reassures her that this is not her fault.
B
The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not.
C
The men in the story do not find any evidence outside in the barn, so they decide to search upstairs again.
D
Mrs. Peters talks about how she knows what loneliness feels like, but Mrs. Hale interrupts her before she can finish.

Explanation

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character or characters do not. In this moment, the audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird hidden in her coat pocket, while the men remain unaware of it. That makes choice B the example of dramatic irony.

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