Dramatic Irony In Macbeth

Dramaticis irony inherent in the speeches or situations in which the characters find
themselves and the irony is understood by the audience, but the characters themselves are
unaware thereof. Simply put, the audience knows things which the characters do not, and they act
or say things without realising the irony of what they say or do.

A good
example of this is when the second witch greetsthus:

All
hail, , hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!

Macbeth's response
is:

Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me
more:
By Sinel's death I know I am thane of
Glamis;
But how of Cawdor? the thane
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