Therefore, this research work aims at demonstrating the effectiveness of dramatic irony as a style in creating works of art. In analyzing plays only but limited works have been done in the area of dramatic irony in relation to the out listed plays. Drama as a genre of literature has been part of the earliest Greek performance. Hence, this article presents a detailed analysis of the above mentioned as regards dramatic irony. This work focuses on the importance, usefulness and ways in which dramatic irony occurs in a piece of drama, and various techniques and devices used by these authors in their works. The article explores how dramatic irony which is a style in literature, used by playwrights to give the audience or readers more insight about the characters and situations in a play, was used by Rotimi in his play The Gods Are not Blame and Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, to create suspense and a high level of climax.
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