what do you think were the effects of dramatic irony on the greek audience? How might they be related to religious prohecy and/or the literary technique of foreshadowing?

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dramatic irony - occurs when a character says something that the audience knows to be ironic but which the character does not.

Asked by marlysha n #284967 on 11/21/2012 2:42 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 11/21/2012 3:14 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/21/2012 3:14 PM

The effects of dramatic irony were that the audience knew the gods culd control the action in the play but the characters didn't.