Use Of Dramatic Irony In Macbeth

In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, many dramatic devices are used. Shakespeare was a well known english writer in the sixteenth century, however he wrote about the eleventh century. One of his most successful written tragedies was and still is his play Macbeth. This tragedy has been so successful because of the impact it has on the audience and readers. The use of dramatic devices allows people to feel more engaged and involved in the play. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony, proleptic irony and pathetic fallacy to increase the impact of his play Macbeth.

The use of dramatic irony in Shakespeare’s play is to intrigue the readers and help them understand some of the consequences which arise. The audience is more engaged in scenes where they know what is going to happen. They feel almost as though they

This play is constantly using drama to make it more interesting.Every time some issues arise the audience knows because of the nature surrounding it. The issues that happen in this play are all surrounded by evil. This evil is not appreciated by God. God is not relevant to the story of Macbeth but however because it is taking place in the Roman government in the eleventh century the Church in those days was catholic, meaning God was relevant. In the play God notices all the evil and reacts to each instance.The witches are surrounded by a gloomy orra because of the evil they posses, as well as the tricks they play on weak minded people. When the King is murdered by Macbeth the morning after people were discussing how the night was so stormy “the Earth Was feverous and did shake” (2.1.35-36) this shows that god was not happy with the events that had happened that night. This idea of God changing weather as events in the play are good or bad, helps the audience differ some of the events. This use of pathetic fallacy is a good way to get a deeper understanding of the