The use of dramatic irony

The use of Dramatic Irony 

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters don't. Shakespeare used a a lot of dramatic irony in his plays. Act 4 Scene 2 Page 2 is great example of dramatic irony. Here is why...

"Sirrah, your father’s dead. And what will you do now? How will you live?"This is ironic because MacDuff is alive and instead his son is going to die because he is the son of a traitor. The son of MacDuff says "If he were dead, you’d weep for him. If you would not, it were a good sign that I should quickly have a new father." Which is ironic since, MacBeth ordered murderers to wipe out everything MacDuff owns and all his relatives and loved ones, on the next page a murderer asks where is MacDuff because he is a traitor, then the murderer kills the son. 

In conclusion, Act 4 Scene 2 Page 2 has a lot of dramatic irony.