Question

Read the excerpt from “The Cask of Amontillado” below and answer the question. "Come," I said, with decision, "we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy as once I was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter." What type of irony is evident in the excerpt above? dramatic irony situational irony verbal irony none of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is dramatic irony.

Dramatic irony is when the audience understands the meaning of a situation but the carachters don't. We (the audience reading) know that Montresor wants to kill Fortunato, yet he doesn't know that in fact he thinks Montresor's actions and words are genuine therefore making it ironic.

Answer 2

it is dramatic irony