dramatic irony in oedipus rex

In the Greek tragedy, “Oedipus The King,” by Sophocles, a detective story emerges, and a style of writing is used very effectively. This style that Sophocles used is his play was dramatic irony. This is when the reader has more knowledge of what is really happened before the characters can even find out themselves. As the murder mystery unfolds before the reader, Sophocles uses dramatic irony to keep the reader on the inside throughout the …

…emerges. Sophocles uses a style of writing called dramatic irony to clue the reader in before the characters in the story. This is a very effective way to keep the reader involved in the play the entire time. As the mystery unfolds, and the reader is always kept on the inside by use of dramatic irony, so that they always know what is going on even if the characters themselves don’t know. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**