JAMB Literature in English 1985 Question 19

Question 19

Set Text: Julius Caesar

'Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me; And, we like friends, will straightway go together'. This statement by Julius Caesar is an example of

  1. A.dramatic dialogue
  2. B.monologue
  3. C.mistaken identity
  4. D.dramatic irony
  5. E.paradox.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (dramatic irony)

Explanation

Caesar calls the conspirators his friends minutes before they kill him; the audience knows what he does not.