Dramatic irony is a common feature in scene 6. This is when the king and his attendants arrive at Macbeth’s castle. The king, Duncan, comments on the castle and the current mood. He says, “This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air, Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself, Unto our gentle senses.” This is personification, stating that the king believes this place to be a kind and safe place and a very pleasant place where he feels at peace. This is a good example of dramatic irony because he is not safe at all. He is in mortal danger, as Lady Macbeth says in the previous scene. She wants the king dead, and the king is foolishly oblivious to this. The place he believes is a safe haven is actually a very dangerous place for him. Shakespeare uses personification, in this case, to inform us of the king’s beliefs. So it is very ironic for him to say that he is safe when he is in a very dangerous place.
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This is a strong example of the integration of plot evidence and observation of language. Spot on.