The Lion seems to be wimp who ends up being brave. Tin Man thinks he won't be able to love but in the end he has a huge heart. The Scarecrow wants to be wise, and he discovers he is brilliant. The Wizard who was respected by everybody ends up being just an old man.
Upon reading the first eight chapters of The Wizard of Oz, I was immediately struck by the extent of situational irony in the novel. Dorothy, who embarks upon her journey to return home, has had the ability to return home all along.
In simplest terms, irony occurs in literature AND in life whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do. Just as there are countless ways of misunderstanding the world [sorry kids], there are many different kinds of irony.
Romeo & Juliet contains one of the best-known examples of dramatic irony in literary history. At the end of the play, Juliet fakes her own death with the intention of running away with Romeo. The audience knows she's not really dead, but Romeo doesn't, so when he sees her, he thinks she's killed herself.
In Mulan, the audience knows that Mulan is, in fact, a woman posing as a man but the rest of the Chinese Army does not know this.
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods believes that her longtime boyfriend, Warren, is going to propose that night at a very romantic dinner; instead, he breaks up with her.
A popular example of dramatic irony would be a horror film where a character is watching TV unaware that a killer is prowling around the house, having broken in earlier. Dramatic irony is prevalent throughout popular past and present-day movies.
Jaws. Arguably one of the most famous dramatic irony examples in movies that there's ever been, Jaws is a never-ending ride of suspense and anticipation. There are several moments throughout the film in which the audience is aware of the shark, while the protagonists have no clue what's ahead.
Verbal irony is a figure of speech that communicates the opposite of what is said, while sarcasm is a form of irony that is directed at a person, with the intent to criticise.
4) Shakespeare creates dramatic irony in the prologue of Romeo and Juliet through the line: “A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.” This well-known example is ironic because the reader knows from the very beginning that their romance will end in death, but they don't yet know how.
Irony requires an opposing meaning between what's said and what's intended. Sounds simple, but it's not. A paradox, something that seems contradictory but may be true, is not an irony.
In an ironic phrase, one thing is said, while another thing is meant. For example, if it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!” Or, alternatively, if you were suffering from a bad bout of food poisoning, you might say, “Wow, I feel great today.”
The story is an allegory for the rise of Populism that was occurring in the 1890s, as well as for the debate over whether to hold on to the gold standard for currency or to begin using silver.
Therefore, the Oz tale is best viewed as a symbolic and satirical representation of the Populist movement and the politics of the age, as well as a children's story.
What does the Wizard of Oz symbolize in the movie?
Dorothy represents Everyman; the Tin Woodman is the industrial worker, the Scarecrow is the farmer, the Cowardly Lion is William Jennings Bryan, the Wizard is the President, the munchkins are the "little people" and the Yellow Brick Road is the gold standard. Toto probably represents a dog.
Why is the movie Titanic an example of dramatic irony?
If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die," that's an example of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don't.
Situational irony has a similar concept only that it isn't summed up in dialogue only. Instead, how scenes play out is used to pull off this technique. When we expect one thing to happen and the opposite takes place, that's situational irony.
Basically, “situational irony brings surprise consequences from actions that audiences discover at the same time as characters,” says Moneypenny. Dramatic irony is when the audience has more information and context in the moment than the character onscreen or onstage.
One of the most famous and straightforward examples of dramatic irony is in Romeo and Juliet, where the titular characters die by suicide because they don't know each other's plans. Meanwhile, the reader is drenched in a sense of dread, knowing all along how the tragic ending could be prevented.
William Shakespeare uses dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet in how scenes develop and characters meet. The play tells the story of two warring families, the Montagues and the Capulets.
The Tomb: The final scene in the tomb is the strongest example of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo enters the tomb thinking Juliet is dead and drinks poison to be with Juliet in death. Juliet, however, wakes just after he dies. In her grief, she kills herself.
Throughout this scene dramatic irony is evident because before Fiona knew Shrek's true identity and outward appearance, she, guided by her misconceptions, believed that her disguised rescuer was a typical “Prince Charming.” However, the audience was acutely aware that this was not the case.
In Monsters Inc., the film's entire premise is based on situational irony. Monsters are meant to be scary and alien, but it turns out they're just like us.
An example of dramatic irony in Frozen: We know Elsa has powers and Anna does not. After the parents died and both sisters were back-to-back at the door, we see Elsa's side was full of ice and snow. Anna can not see the Elsa's side but the audience can.
