Sophocles uses dramatic irony in the play to affect the audience in all of the following ways except __________.

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not, creating tension as the character acts without that knowledge. In Sophocles’ play, this can intensify interest, build suspense, and create sympathy for the protagonist. It does not serve to generate sympathy for the antagonist, so “to generate sympathy for the antagonist” is the exception.

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