Define dramatic irony in a drama and give an American example.

Define dramatic irony in a drama and give an American example.

• A. The audience understands all motivations of each character.
• B. The audience never understands what is happening.
• C. Dramatic irony is irrelevant to this play.
• D. The audience knows critical information the characters do not; in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, the audience recognizes the hysteria as unjust.

Answer: (D)