Responses
What kind of conflict can I predict based on the actions of the characters so far?
What kind of conflict can I predict based on the actions of the characters so far?
What do I expect to happen that at least one character hopes will not?
What do I expect to happen that at least one character hopes will not?
What do the characters know that they have not yet revealed to me?
What do the characters know that they have not yet revealed to me?
What have I learned that at least one character does not know?
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The best question a reader can ask themselves to help detect dramatic irony is:
What have I learned that at least one character does not know?
This question directly addresses the core of dramatic irony, which occurs when the audience has information that the characters do not, leading to tension or humor based on the difference in knowledge.
