creates a problem between what the character knows and what the audience knows is true (Meyer Literature Site). The audience knows info a character does not know. Literary example: In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, dramatic irony is present. Nick Carraway gets invited to Jay Gatsby's party and spends much of the party looking for the host. Carraway runs into a stranger and they converse about World War I. Finally, Carraway admits he can't locate Gatsby, the host. " 'This is an unusual party for me. I haven't even seen the host...' 'and this man Gatsby sent over his chauffeur with an invitation.' For a moment he looked at me as if he failed to understand. 'I'm Gatsby,' he said suddenly" (Fitzgerald 44). Carraway was searching for Gatsby the entire time but was speaking to him, unknowingly. It is clear to the audience the elegant stranger is Jay Gatsby.

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creates a problem between what the character knows and what the audience knows is true (Meyer Literature Site). The audience knows info a character does not know. Literary example: In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, dramatic irony is present. Nick Carraway gets invited to Jay Gatsby's party and spends much of the party looking for the host. Carraway runs into a stranger and they converse about World War I. Finally, Carraway admits he can't locate Gatsby, the host. " 'This is an unusual party for me. I haven't even seen the host...' 'and this man Gatsby sent over his chauffeur with an invitation.' For a moment he looked at me as if he failed to understand. 'I'm Gatsby,' he said suddenly" (Fitzgerald 44). Carraway was searching for Gatsby the entire time but was speaking to him, unknowingly. It is clear to the audience the elegant stranger is Jay Gatsby.

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dramatic irony

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Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not. In the given example from "The Great Gatsby," the audience is aware that the elegant stranger is Jay Gatsby, but Nick Carraway, the character, is unaware of this until the stranger reveals himself. This creates a situation where the audience's knowledge is in stark contrast to the character's ignorance.

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