Question

In what ways is Jocasta and oedipus’ discussion about the messenger’s news an example of dramatic irony

Answer 1

Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows information about characters before the characters know themselves.

Jocasta and Oedipus' situation is an example of dramatic irony because the audience has figured out that that Jocasta is Oedipus' mother and he had killed his father before the characters know.