What is an example of irony in Hamlet?

Answer 1

One of ironies in Hamlet is that Hamlet's father has died because his brother killed this a poison and he showed himself to Hamlet to ask his son to revenge his unfair father's death. And Hamlet wants to revenge his father's death but he is not sure because the ghost who he saw could easily being the devil himself disguised as his dead father.

And he starts to think about this and he says: "To be or not be, there's the dilemma"

and the irony takes place when he decides to pretend to be crazy and find out the truth about his father's suspicious death.

He only could prove his uncle is really guilty, dying not only him. His mother, his uncle, the woman he loved died.

Which declares Hamlet as one of the most greatest written tragedies of the human history and gives us a lesson about the revenge, the death and the family honor and how could this could be lost for a vendetta.

Answer 2

the irony is that this gravedigger is humming a song while digging someones eternal resting place. He seems happy in such a sad setting. Also, Hamlet makes a point that that skull that the gravedigger is "tossing around" could be anyone. It could have been a king, or a peasant. He says that everyone is the same after they die. hope this maybe helped:)

Answer 3

The irony of "Romeo and Juliet" is at the end.Romeo finds Juliet lying down with her eyes closed thinking she was dead,when relly,she was just in a deep sleep.Romeo kills himself because he cannot live without her.When Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo is dead.She also kills herself.That is the irony.

Answer 4

The irony is Creon saying a MAN buried Polynieces (Antigone's brother), when it was actually a woman aka Antigone. This is called dramatic irony because the readers know who buried Polynieces and the characters don't.

Answer 5

Fortinbras kills Hamlet's father, because Hamlet's father killed his father.

Answer 6

Claudius devises multiple devices to ensure that Hamlet is murdered, yet he, his wife, and his champion are all killed by Claudius' own poison.