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In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not. Mrs. Hale feels guilty about not visiting Mrs. Wright, but Mrs. Peters reassures her that this is not her fault. The men in the story do not find any evidence outside in the barn, so they decide to search upstairs again. Mrs. Peters talks about how she knows what loneliness feels like, but Mrs. Hale interrupts her before she can finish.

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In Part Two of "Trifles", by Susan Glaspell, the statement that is an example of dramatic irony is The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not. The three men are gathering evidence to prove Mrs. Wright is guilty, while the women are occupied in 'trifles'. When, at the end of the story, the County Attorney says that they have found no evidence and makes a joke about the quilting the audience knows that the evidence is the dead bird that Mrs. Hale is hiding from him.

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