Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 13 AIL 1217 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Oedipus, the Standard Case
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The idea
The glossary names Oedipus as probably the most famous example of dramatic irony. The play has a king seeking the murderer of his predecessor, and the audience knows before he does that the murderer is himself. Every line he speaks about the hunt is doubled.
In practice
The hunter is the hunted.
Where people slip
Every line about the hunt is doubled.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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