How Do Sophocles And Miguel De Cervantes Use Irony In The Play

Authors use irony in many different ways, but it always makes the reader think during their work. Some authors use dramatic irony while others may use verbal irony. No matter the type of irony that the author displays, they use it in a way that keeps the reader engaged in the story and makes them think through the work. The authors Sophocles and Miguel de Cervantes both display irony in a great way. In Sophocles book, “Oedipus the King”, he uses dramatic irony to have more of a tragic effect on the stories. In Miguel de Cervantes book, “Don Quixote”, he uses verbal irony to have a comedic effect on the rest of the story. While both Sophocles and Miguel de Cervantes employ irony within their works, the authors use irony to achieve different ends. …show more content…
The Greek chorus will tell the audience ahead of time what Oedipus does not know, thus displaying dramatic irony. The audience knows that Jocasta is the birth mother of Oedipus, but he fails to recognize his true relationship with his wife, showing that irony in this case is incest. In “Don Quixote”, character development leads to the the display of irony. Miguel de Cervantes even said that “bandits may easily be mistaken or rise into heroes because they become admired and supported” (Cervantes 297). Each author uses different literary terms throughout all their works but both authors have their own distinct style in how they deliver each term. We see two completely different deliveries from the two Authors Miguel de Cervantes and Sophocles. Even though they use different deliveries both authors became very successful in their own