Dramatic Irony

In EDU 3217, we learnt a lot about drama. One of things that we learn is dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is the situation where character is unaware of something audience knows. In other words, the character in the story does not know his or her fate until he or she meets with his or her fate whereas the audience know from the start or in the middle of the play. I seriously hate this concept because it somehow resembles our life. Who knows that our life are bound to destiny that we never know. No matter what we do we will never escape from our fate that pre-destine our life. Just like in the famous known drama for its dramatic Irony, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is fated to kill his own father and put out an oath to find out the murderer of King Laios, his father and pass judgment to the murderer. In other words, he unconsciously curses himself. Although Oedipus’s suffering is due to his fate in the drama, I cannot stop feeling pity towards Oedipus for he can become a great king if not for his fate. However, if I got a chance to rewrite the story, I will write that Oedipus does not blind himself but he travel to other place and find cure for the plague and save the entire citizen in Thebes. I do believe in fate but we can change our fate if we try. That is what I believe. In conclusion, dramatic Irony is one of the best tactics used in Greek Tragedy to bring out the concept of tragedy.