2013 Irony- Dramatic

Dramatic Irony occurs when the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know.

Watch this clip from the movie version of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet isn't dead, which the audience knows and can see, but Romeo believes she is. How is this dramatic irony?

This clip from Caddyshack also shows dramatic irony. What do we know that the characters don't know?

Lots of examples of dramatic irony can be pulled from characters who have secret identities. The audience already knows who Superman, Batman, and Spiderman are, but the characters don't. In this clip from Hannah Montana, we know that Miley is also Hannah, but her new friend Lily doesn't know that yet. What are some examples of dramatic irony from this clip?