Which character in the canterbury tales would have belonged to the lowest rung in the feudal society of chaucer's time?
a) the knight
b) the nun’s priest
c) the miller
d) the pardoner

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

answer; i believe the correct answer is ( indirect characterization);