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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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ReplyDeleteIn Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial 'M' for Murder," an example of dramatic irony was when C.J. Swan was hiding behind the curtains in Tony's house while his wife Margot was talking on the phone. We knew that he was behind the curtains, but Margot had not a single clue that he was there. This made it very suspenseful and scary as to what would happen next. It is an example of dramatic irony, because we know something that one of the characters does not know. Someways that this scene created a suspenseful mood was that we knew that Margot was going to be murdered, but she did not have a single clue as to what was going to happen to her within just seconds of picking up the phone.
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In Alfred Hitckcok's "Dial M for Murder", and example of dramatic iorny is used when Mark Halliday was telling a detective story to Tony Wendice on how to save his wife Morgot Wendice from being sentanced to death. Alfred uses suspence on the audiance by Tony dodging Marks statements about how the attacker could have came in the appartment by using a key on the stairway steps, and hiding behind the curtains to attack Margot. Another suspenceful scene was when Mark found the money that Margot sent to not be backmailed in Tony's suitcase, and how that money was used to pay the attacker to kill Margot.
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ReplyDeleteOne example of Dramatic Irony in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ For Murder” was when C.J. Swan was standing behind the curtain, waiting to kill Margot. This is an example of Dramatic Irony because only Tony, Swan, and the audience knew that the murder was happening. Margot had no idea that she was supposed to have been killed. This helps me understand that Tony was great at getting everything in the right place at the right time. This helps create suspense because Swan waited a long time before attempting to choke Margot. This left me and the rest of the audience on the edge of our seats.
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In Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'Dial M For Murder', There was a lot of dramatic irony. One of the examples is when the detective went back into the room when tony left. You knew that he was in there, But tony did not. Meanwhile, mark and margot come, the detective tells them, and they wait for tony. Meanwhile, tony remembers the key under the step and finally finds them standing there. he admits to the murder, and the detective calls the police. This creates dramatic irony because we are waiting for the moment of confrontation, and already know that tony arranged the whole thing. It is also very suspenseful because You are waiting when everyone in the movie figures out the movie.
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A piece of dramatic irony in the movie, "Dial 'M' for Murder," was when Swan was about to kill Margot. Tony Wendice was planning to kill Margot but blackmailed Swan to do it for him. It is an example of dramatic irony because Swan was hiding in their apartment while Margot was picking up the phone. Swan was right behind her holding a stocking about to strangle her. This scene also creates suspense. Swan was walking behind her slowly about the kill her and she didn't realize until he put the stocking around her neck. The audience knew that Swan was going to kill her going with Tony's plan as Margot didn't. The scene also created irony, when everybody thought that Margot was going die and Swan wasn't when actually Swan died and Margot didn't
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In Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”, a piece of dramatic irony is when Tony Wendice blackmails his friend from college named Swan who did a lot of bad things to murder his wife Margot, who is having an affair with an American writer named Mark Halliday. This is ironic because we think that Tony loves Margot like a happy couple. In the beginning of the movie we even see them kissing and eating breakfast together. We know something that the characters don’t, that Tony planning for Swan to kill his wife. This creates suspense because we know that something is going to happen.
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ReplyDeleteIn the movie "Dial 'M' For Murder" a piece of dramatic irony is when Swan was waiting for Tony to call the house phone so he can kill Margot. This is an example of dramatic irony, because Margot never knew that she was going to be killed, or that someone was in her and Tony's house. It also helped create suspense, Swan kept waiting and waiting for Tony to call the house phone so when Tony finally did, Swan was about to open the door and leave. So he quickly had to run back and hide behind the curtains and had to stick with the plan. Also another piece of irony because everyone thought Margot was going to die but ended up Swan being dead.
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ReplyDeleteIn the film “Dial M for Murder” there was multiple pieces of dramatic irony. One example would be how Tony Wendice planned to kill his wife Margot Wendice. The audience did know that Tony had planned this, But Margot had no idea herself. This example added suspense to the film because most of the audience had gotten intense feelings and gasped while Tony had planned this and what would happen when Margot was suppose to be killed. Many people of the audience were really excited and tensed during the murdering seen
In the film "Dial M for Murder there was multiple way that the movie had dramatic irony. One example would be Swan behind the curtain. The audience would know that Swan was behind, but Margo did not know. This added suspense because we would all be gasping and at the edge of our seats because we would want to find out if Swan would kill her.
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ReplyDeleteIn the film Dial "M" for Murder an example of dramatic irony is when Swan was behind the curtain hiding trying to hide from Margot. This adds suspence one because before they showed Margot answer the phone Swan almost leaves and Alfred dosen't show if he leaves or stays. After Margot answer the phone there is a couple of minutes of Margot saying "hello, anybody there". This keeps us on the edege of our seat wondering if hes ther or not and if hes gonna kill her or not.
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An example of dramatic irony is when Tony's clock was not wound correctly. Swan was behind the curtain getting impatient and was about to leave when the phone rang. Margot got up to answer it but Swan was not behind the curtain. This is an example of dramatic irony because Swan and does not know that Tony's clock is not working. This makes "us" the audince wonder where Swan is and makes us want to tell Margot she is about to get choked. The way that the audience felt suspense was when Swan was choking Margot. This is an example of suspense because everybody wants to know what happens after Margot is choked.
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One example of dramatic irony is when tony plans his wife’s death. The film creates suspense because the audience knows what Margot does not. The audience knows the plan of how Margot was going to get killed. The audience was surprised when the plan to kill Margot wasn’t as successful as tony wanted it to be.
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In the movie “Dial M for murder Alfred Hitchcock showed pieces of dramatic irony he shows this when Swan was about to commit the murder to kill Margot after he was blackmailed into killing her, he was hiding behind the curtains waiting until she came out to answer the phone so then he could attempt to kill her. This shows dramatic irony because during this you know (the person watching) that he is about to put the stocking around her neck but she didn't know.Also it showed suspense and creepiness because he let himself in and and hid behind the curtains waiting to get the job over (also the music in the background got you into that kind of mood). This was an example of how” Dial M for Murder showed dramatic irony”.
ReplyDeleteIn the movie “Dial m for Murder” by Alfred Hitchcock the dramatic pieces were when someone was blackmailing Margot Wendice. Also the dramatic music on the background starts when something bad is going to happen. What tony wendice planed out is told the guy to murder Tony’s wife Margot. Tony wendice and the guy plan for the murder. The suspense music come out when the guy comes out of the curtains and tries to kill Margot. The Mood is when the music comes out it makes it creepy. This shows “Dial m for Murder is irony’’
ReplyDeleteA dramatic irony of Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Dial M For Murder” was when Detective Hubbard took Tony’s keys and then switched it with Margot’s and Swan’s keys. When Tony didn’t receive the right key from the police station he did exactly what Detective Hubbard thought he would do. Tony went to the staircase and he took the key out from under the rug. When Tony got into his house and he saw Mark, Margot, and Hubbard standing there. Tony confesses of trying to kill Margot.
ReplyDeleteEmily Kaufman Dec., 8 2014 English mod 2 An example of dramatic irony from the film “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” was when instead of Margot Wendice getting murdered by Swan, Swan got murdered by Margot which was the complete opposite of Tony Wendice’s plan. This is an example of dramatic irony because Tony’s whole plan was turned around. My example helped create suspense because the audience still doesn’t know what happens and if Tony will try a different plan to kill his wife.
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