A form of irony that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in a play is

understandable irony.
situational irony.
dramatic irony.
verbal irony.

Dramatic irony

answer C  DRAMATIC IRONY

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .