There is another feature about dramatic irony. Many of the plots of Ancient Greek plays were based on well-known myths and legends, many of which would have been well-known to the contemporary audiences then. They, the public, all knew what was going to happen next. The use of a well-known myth or story meant that the audience was always in anticipation of the downfall of the principal character in the case of a tragedy as the play progressed. Dramatic Irony could work both ways. Of course the playwright could change the plot of the myth or legend if he so wanted thereby creating a surprise for his audience who were expecting some other outcome, or they could have their ironic expectation satisfied.
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Some Aspects of Dramatic Irony in Sophoclean Tragedy
S. K. Johnson
The Classical Review
Vol. 42, No. 6 (Dec., 1928), pp. 209-214
Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Classical Association
https://www.jstor.org/stable/701419
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