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Dramatic Irony In The Book Of Job

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The book of Job is one of the most well known pieces of biblical literature, not only because it explores some of the most profound questions humans ask about their life, but also the answers it alludes to. The Book of Job is a framed narrative and presents its topic in a third person viewpoint. Because the reader can see dialogues that other character’s can’t see, the Book of Job could also be qualified as a dramatic irony. In the narrative, Job is a good and prosperous man who is praised by God for his devotion. This leads to Satan trying to challenge Job’s integrity by suggesting that “Job fears God [because] he[God] has put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side. Thou[God] hast blessed the work of this hands,
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