Question 35
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2019
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
[Stage lights dim. JOHN enters, holding a letter.] JOHN: (reading) "Your brother is dead." [He looks up, eyes wide.] MARY: (aside) I knew this would happen. Analyze how the playwright uses dramatic irony and stage directions in this excerpt to build tension.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
The playwright creates dramatic irony by letting the audience hear the death news at the same time John reads it while Mary's aside shows she already expected it, creating a knowledge gap. The dimming lights and John's widened eyes, given in the stage directions, visually amplify the shock, together generating strong tension.
B.
Dramatic irony is created when Mary reveals the death before John reads the letter, and the stage directions emphasize tension by having the actors pause for several minutes.
C.
The playwright builds tension by having John speak the line loudly while the lights stay bright, which makes the audience feel uneasy.
D.
The tension arises mainly from the use of a flashback in the dialogue, and the stage directions describe a sudden thunderclap that heightens the mood.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The playwright creates dramatic irony by letting the audience hear the death news at the same time John reads it while Mary's aside shows she already expected it, creating a knowledge gap. The dimming lights and John's widened eyes, given in the stage directions, visually amplify the shock, together generating strong tension.
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This is
Neco Model Questions Vol1
2019
Literature In English
Question 35.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2019
Neco Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
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