to its creativity and originality. There are numerous types of

irony in the play A Doll's House by Henrik Isben. Throughout

this work three types of irony are used, dramatic, situational,

and verbal. These three types of irony help bring out certain

conflicts within the play. These Conflicts, without irony,

wouldn't provide readers with such enjoyable or dazzling plays

Dramatic Irony, defined by Websters Dictionary, is the

incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the

accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience

but not by the characters in the play A Doll's House contains

abundant examples of dramatic irony. In A Doll's House the

reader is aware that Nora borrowed money from Krogstad without

her husband's permission. Nora also forged her father's name to

gain the money. She says, "You don't

any type of literature, and is used to help show the opposite of

the literal meaning. Without irony, literature, especially plays

she is sitting down talking to Mrs. Linde she says, "There now,

The reader finds out that Christine and Krogstad compel each

squirrel either. Nora has her share of verbal irony too. When

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