Dramatic irony, used more often in plays than in prose fiction, refers to a situation in with the audience or the reader is aware of something that a character doesn´t know. Why is the first poetic episode about Michael Holtzapfel dramatic irony.

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Dramatic irony, used more often in plays than in prose fiction, refers to a situation in with the audience or the reader is aware of something that a character doesn´t know. Why is the first poetic episode about Michael Holtzapfel dramatic irony.

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Asked by dan c #542269 on 3/12/2018 6:44 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/12/2018 11:15 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/12/2018 11:15 PM

The dramatic irony can be found in the fact that Michael took his own life because he survived...... he couldn't live with the guilt of being alive while his brother was dead.

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