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Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not. Because of this understanding, the words of the characters take on a different meaning to the audience, and give the audience a depth of understanding that the characters do not have. This can create intense suspense or humor.
Suspense is the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events. It leaves the reader holding their breath and/or waiting for/wanting more.
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Identify a piece of dramatic irony from Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial ‘M’ for Murder (i.e. an example of when you, the audience, knew something that one or more characters did not). How is it an example of dramatic irony? In what ways did it help to create suspense? Explain, using specific examples or details from the film in your response. In order to receive credit, be sure to include YOUR NAME when posting.
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What piece of dramatic irony from alfred hitchcock’s Dial m for murder is mark halliday he is a detective and tony wendice and tony wendice and margot wendice are not detective. He starts making up a story to save margo but he does not know it is true he really likes margo. What ways that mark created suspense is he found out tony’s plan to murder margot. he told a police officer chief inspector hubbard and they both figured out tony’s other plan. Margot found out the plan too. At the end tony got arrested and everybody was relieved.
An example of dramatic irony is when Mark told told Tony the story about tony telling swan to kill his wife. But Mark didn't know that the story that he just told was true he just made it up to try to free margot. Tony didn't want to go through with the story because it was true. It created suspense because it was only a matter of time before mark finds out and tells the cops.
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In Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial “M” for Murder, a piece of dramatic irony was when the whole audience knew that Tony was the blackmailer and he planned Margot’s murder with Swan, but Margot, Mark, the police, and Chief Inspector Hubbard thought that Margot killed Swan on purpose for supposedly blackmailing her with Marks love letters. This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knew about Tonys scheme but the other characters didn't know about it. This piece of dramatic irony causes suspense because the audience already knows who or what is causing trouble and what may happen but they have to let the characters find out for themselves.
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ReplyDeleteIn Dial "M" for murder one example of a dramatic irony was when Tony Wendice was attempting to kill his wife Margot Wendice. Tony is trying to kill Margot because she is having an affair with Mark Hailday and he knows about it. So Tony hired an old friend from college named Swann to kill Margot. It was dramatic because the audience did not know if she was going to live or die. Margot did not know she was even in danger. Margot kills Swann and now Tony tries to set her up for murder so she would get arrested. Chief Inspector Hubbard investigation would determine if Margot was a murderer. I was hoping the truth about Tony trying to murderer Margot would never be found out and that was part of the suspense in the story for me.
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ReplyDeleteAn example of dramatic irony in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” was when Mark Halliday solved the mystery of the attempted murder of Margot Wendice without knowing it. The audience knew the mystery had just been solved, but Mark didn’t. It helped create suspense because the audience didn’t know when Mark Halliday would figure out that he had just solved the case or when Tony Wendice would give up and confess. Mark Halliday was trying to make a story up for Tony Wendice to say to the police, but instead he solved the case without even knowing he had done so.
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ReplyDeleteIn Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder there are many examples of Dramatic Irony. One example of Dramatic Irony is when Chief Inspector Hubbard set up the trap to catch Tony. If Tony got the key from under the stair carpet it would prove Margot’s innocence. It created a lot of suspense because Margot’s life was on the line and the outcome of Hubbard’s trap would determine if Tony would get caught or get away with everything. Hitchcock even made it more suspenseful by having Tony almost walk away several times before having him realize where the key was. After Tony discovered where key was he went back to get it and let himself into his house. The suspense continued later on once the door was opened because Tony does not immediately discover he had been tricked. Then Chief Inspector Hubbard comes out of the shadows and you knew it was all over. Alfred Hitchcock, as you can see was able to use Dramatic Irony in a fantastic way in Dial M for Murder and that part of the movie is proof of that.
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A piece of dramatic irony from Alfred Hitchcock's Dial 'M' for Murder was when Mark Halliday was trying to help save Margot Wendice by making up a story with Tony. Ironically, Mark's story was actually 100% correct of what really happened. It was an example of dramatic irony because we knew that he actually had guessed correctly but he had only been making a story. It helped create suspense because you didn't know how Tony or Mark was going to react/to do next.
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ReplyDeleteIn dial ‘M’ for Murder there is dramatic irony. This was because the audience knew something the characters did not. We knew that tony Wendice plans for Margot Wendice murder but all the other characters did not know except for Swans, but Swans was killed from trying to kill Magot because she stabs him as self defense. Therefor the character never figure out until Mark and inspector Hubert put it together with their separate information. mark also had a story he came up with wich was actually Tonys plan.
One example of dramatic irony in dial M for Murder is when Mark makes up a story to tell the police to get Margot out of jail but he doesn't know that the story made up was real. This is an example of dramatic irony because the characters (not including Tony) didn't know that the story that Mark made up to cover for Margot was real but the audience did because the audience knew everything that happened on the night of the death causing lots of suspense. This helped create suspense because the audience knew that at some point some one would figure out that Marks story was true but the audience didn't know how or when people would realize that the idea that Mark had planned was true. For example, The audience knew that the police or the inspector or Mark would eventually figure it out, but the audience didn't know that Mark and the inspector would stay in Tony's house and that they would get Margot out of jail, test the key with her, then test Tony with the key and see if he remembered were he hid it. As you can see, Alfred Hitchock is great at creating suspense and he is also really great with dramatic irony and keeping his audience on the edge of their seats, he was very good at doing this in one of his many fantastic movies Dial M for Murder.
ReplyDeleteAlfred Hitchcock’s Dial ‘M’ for Murder is an example of dramatic irony. It is an example of dramatic irony because there are parts when the audience knew information, but the characters in the movie didn’t. The film is dramatic irony because when Mark Haliday was making up a crime story on how the murder happened, he had the whole plan spot on but only the audience knew. There are many other parts that when the characters didn’t know something, but the audience did. Dramatic Irony helped create suspense because the audience knows Tony Wendice is the real criminal and everyone is waiting for him to get arrested for his whole plan and trying to get revenge on Margot for cheating on him. The audience knows it’ll happen, but they don’t know when it will happen.
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ReplyDeleteIn the film Dial M for Murder, there is a lot of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when the audience knew something that one or more characters did not. What I knew but the characters didn't know was that Tony Wendice planned the murder of his wife, Margot. It is dramatic irony because all of the characters didn't know that Tony Wendice planned it all, until the end of the film. This helped create suspense because it keeps on making you, the viewer, think when he is going to get caught and he almost does multiple times but it ends up not being that time. An example of this is when Tony Wendice is talking to Mark Haliday after things went wrong with the way Tony planned the murder. Mark Haliday came up with a story that Tony can tell the police to save Margot's life when she was sentenced to death after being framed for murdering Swan. Mark believed that this was all made up but the audience knew that it was exactly what Tony told Swan what to do when he was assigned to kill Margot. This specific scene created suspension because it made the audience want to know if Mark finds out that what he was saying is actually happened and what he is going to do or what Tony is going to do. Alfred Hitchcock was great at using dramatic irony to create suspense in all of his films including, Dial M for Murder.
In dial m for murder 1 piece of dramatic irony is when we know what tony did but the others don’t. What we knew was that tony had seen swan and had stalked him. He also talked with him even though he said that he didn’t. He talked to him about trying to kill Margot. The others did not know what he had did although we knew what he did but the whole movie is based off of this plot. The money is also a part of dramatic irony nobody knew that he was the one who took the money not anybody else.
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ReplyDeleteIn the film “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” by Alfred Hitchcock’s creates suspense because the audience knows what Margot does not. The audience thinks that Tony is going to get caught and he almost does most of the time. The audience knows the plan of how Margot was going to die. The audience knew more than the characters in the film did. The only person who knew about the plan was Tony himself and the guy who was helping tony, Swan. The night that she was going to get killed created a lot of suspense for the audience because we knew exactly how it was all going to go down. The viewers wanted to see if the plan would work and go exactly as planned . Instead of Margot dying that know it was Swan. Margot killed Swan as self defense.
In the Film Dial M for Murder Mark Halliday figures out how Tony’s plan is to kill Margot. Ask mark tells tony his plan to save Margot tony doesn’t realize he unknowly mapped out how tony plan to kill Margot. This is an example because the audience knew that mark figured out tony crime but he had no idea. It helped to create suspense because you wanted to see if mark figured out the whole plan. But mark constantly moving around while he unfolded his plan to save Margot it created a intense feeling. In Dial M for Murder Margot murdered swan and other characters didn’t know who killed swan.
ReplyDeleteA example of dramatic irony is when someone knows something you don't know in the movie dial M for murder Tony wendice black mailed Margot Wendice because she was cheating on Tony with Mark Hoiladay. They made a plan to kill Margot so swan tired to kill her but Margot killed him instead so tony made the chief insector think that Margot killed him
ReplyDeleteIn the film "Dial M for murder there was a lot of examples of dramatic of irony. One example of dramatic irony is when Mark Holiday told Tony Wendice to go to the police and say that he set up Margot and made this crime story to back it up. The thing is the audience knew that what Mark was saying was all true but he did not. That helped to create suspense because the audience did not know when Mark was going to figure out that he solved the murder. Alfred Hitchcock was able to use dramatic irony fantastically in "Dial M for Murder" and that part of the movie is proof of it.
ReplyDeleteOne example of dramatic irony in the film "Dial 'M' for Murder" by Alfred Hitchcock is when Mark Halliday figured out the failed murder of Margot Wendice without knowing that he figured out what happened. The audience knew the murder had been solved, by Mark Halliday but he did not know. This act in the movie created suspense for the audience. After that seen the audience then saw that Mark finally found out that he had the murder correct. so Mark solved the murder while telling a lie that he did not know that was true.
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In Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” there are many examples of dramatic irony. One example of dramatic irony is when Mark Halliday reenacts the murder as it happened. He did every step correct but Tony Wendice refused to say that it ever happened that way. Suspense is created when Chief Inspector Hubbard says it never happened that way. Later on in the movie Chief Inspector Hubbard switches jackets and takes Tony Wendice’s jacket, which has Tony’s key in it. Once Tony leaves, he lets him self in and looks around, then dials a number telling them to bring Margot back to her home. Mark Halliday stays by and then asks to come in to help solve the crime. When Margot arrives they question her. She tells the truth and exactly what happened. Margot starts crying when she hears Tony tried to kill her. Tony then returns to his home but can’t get in because he dosent have the right key. He forgot he put it under the carpet on the stairs and then takes a few steps away. This creates suspense because Margot’s life is on the line. He then remembers where he put it, gets the key from under the carpet and opens the door. This shows how C.J. Swan let himself in, by the key Tony put there. There awaits him Margot Wendice, Mark Halliday, and Chief Inspector Hubbard. Chief Inspector Hubbard comes out the dark and you knew it was over. Alfred Hitchcock, as you can see used dramatic irony in a number of clever ways and that part of the movie proves it.
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After Margot was guilty, Mark came by to see Tony and tells him about how he wanted to save Margot by making up a story that Tony blackmailed Margot, hired Swan to murder Margot, hide the evidence, and swap keys. Mark's plan actually turns out to be true but he didn't know about it until then. This created a suspense because after the plan of making Margot not guilty, the Inspector came by to ask question about a blue case fill with money, while Mark was hiding in a room. Tony lied saying the money was in a taxi, which is actually in the room with Mark hiding. When Mark saw the blue case and heard Tony lied, he came out hiding, showing the blue case to the Inspector. This was suspense because the audience thought that Tony was in trouble.
A dramatic irony of Alfred Hitchcock's film “Dial M for Murder” was when inspector Hubber switched someone keys and when Tony returned from the police station. When Tony came home he got his keys and turned out it was the wrongs keys , found his keys under the rug of the stairs and opened the door and all he saw inspector Hubber , Mark and Margot and thats’ when he knew that he was in troubled.
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