1. Pen/Pencil Paper Brain
Tuesday, 4/18 Materials:
Pen/Pencil
Paper
Brain

2. Reminders
If you were absent yesterday: Turn in your Bunbury Diary and your Theatrical Summary and Critique today
This weekend
Stetson University Theater Presents
Shakespeare’s Othello
April 20th-22nd at 8pm
April 23rd at 3pm
Second Stage Theater
600 Woodland Blvd
Tickets $12, $10 with student ID

3. Write a thematic statement

4. Creating general thematic statements
Example: Courage
Courage allows people to attempt difficult tasks in their lives even when the possibility of failure is very high.
(Thematic idea)
(assertion about the thematic idea)
(qualifying clause: when, because, unless, even, so that, whether, if, etc.)

5. You write one! (Thematic idea)
Pick a thematic idea:
Temptation
Pride
Honesty
Dreams
Loneliness
Family
Tradition
Violence
Love
______________ ________________________
________________________________________
(Thematic idea)
(assertion about the thematic idea)
(qualifying clause: when, because, unless, even, so that, whether, if, etc.)

8. Irony

9. Irony: contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is
Verbal Irony—contrast between what is said and what is actually meant
Irony of Situation—an event that is the opposite of what is expected or intended
Dramatic Irony—Audience or reader knows more than the characters know

11. Verbal Irony
When a speaker or writer says one thing but actually means the opposite.
For example, when your mom walks into your filthy bedroom and says,“I see you’ve cleaned your room!” Sarcasm is one type of verbal irony.
To find the verbal irony, ask yourself, what is really being said? If what the person actually says is not exactly what the person really means, you likely have verbal irony.

12. Situational Irony
When the outcome of a situation is inconsistent with what we expect would logically or normally occur. It is the reverse of what we expect will
be or happen.
An example of situational irony would be if a thief’s house was broken into at the same time he was robbing someone’s house.
To find the situational irony, ask yourself what were you expecting would happen or what did you expect it to be? If the situation is something different than what we expect would happen or is the opposite of what you might expect someone would say or do, then it is likely situational irony.

13. Dramatic Irony
When the audience or the reader is aware of something that a character does not know.
For example, when Romeo believes Juliet is dead,
but the audience knows that she has only been given a potion to sleep.
To identify dramatic irony, ask yourself what did you already know happened or was going to happen?

14. Let’s practice!
A person Tweets about how Twitter is a waste of time and energy.
a. Type of Irony……
b. Explain your choice……

15. Let’s practice!
You comment on the beautiful weather as you point at a tornado in the distance.
a. Type of Irony…
b. Explain your choice…

16. Let’s practice! A rat infestation at the Department of Sanitation
a. Type of Irony…
b. Explain your choice…

17. Let’s practice! When Cecily says she doesn’t like the name Algernon…
a. Type of Irony…
b. Explain your choice…

18. Now you do it on your own.
If you have a phobia of long words, you must tell people that you are Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobic.
a. Type of Irony:
b. Explain your choice: