Question

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

Answer 1

In part two of trifles, an example of dramatic irony is c) the audience knows the deceased the men and play do not.

Answer: C) the audience knows the deceased the men and play do not.

Answer 2

C) Audience knows the deceased, but the men and play do not.

Step-by-step explanation:

Trifles is built as a detective story in which the main characters are usually the detectives; however, in Trifles, the main characters are the detective's wives who, through their experiences as housewives, solve the crime without the men ever acknowledging this because of the women's empathy towards the killer of Mr. Wright, who they assume to be Mrs. Wright, after having her spirit "killed" by Mr. Wright in the first place. Trifles questions the patriarchal justice system.