Question

Read the excerpt below from Antigone by Sophacles and answer the question that follows.

CHORUS LEADER:
No one is such a fool that he loves death.

How does this line reveal dramatic irony?
A) The responsible party is most likely a woman
B) The responsible party is not a fool
C) The responsible party is already dead
D) The responsible party is a god

Answer 1

Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a manner that the intended meaning is quite different from the actual meaning of the words. From the excerpt given above, the dramatic irony of the passage is that the responsible party is already dead. The correct option is C.