The audience sometimes knows more about the characters' situations than the characters know themselves; what is this called?

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Eileen Tapia

3 March, 11:15

The audience sometimes knows more about the characters' situations than the characters know themselves; what is this called?

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Salvador Shea · Answer 1

It is called d ramatic irony. I have even found you the example.

American Dreams: 'A Time to Be Born' by Dawn Powell Nathaniel Rich May 24, 2012 Prague Fatale is authentic because Kerr can muffle the horror of this epochin dramatic irony but he can also shout it out loud.