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Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 2 — Quiz

Question 27 • English Language Arts 11

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

Answer
A
The audience views the setting of the Wright home as a lonely place, but the characters do not.
B
The women find that Mrs. Wright was stitching a quilt with a log-cabin design.
C
The audience knows about the deceased bird hidden in the box, but the men in the play do not.
D
The men believe that Mrs. Wright may not have been a very good homemaker.

Explanation

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that one or more characters do not. The women discover the dead bird hidden in a box, while the men remain unaware of it. Therefore, the audience knows about the bird, but the men do not, making choice C the example of dramatic irony.

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