What is dramatic irony?
1 a situation in a novel, story, or play where the audience knows what is happening or what will happen while the characters do not
2 an instance in which a character in a work of fiction says something while meaning the complete opposite of what he or she stated
3 a situation in a work of fiction where the result of an action is contrary to what was expected
4 a situation in a work of fiction that brings out the conflict between human will and what is predestined

How does gatsby smile at nick? why is this important?

The victorian era is known as the age of

At first i was afraid to approach him—then the fear left me. he was sitting looking out over the city—he was dressed in the clothes of the gods. his age was neither young nor old—i could not tell his age. but there was wisdom in his face and great sadness. you could see that he would have not run away. he had sat at his window, watching his city die—then he himself had died. but it is better to lose one's life than one's spirit—and you could see from the face that his spirit had not been lost. i knew, that, if i touched him, he would fall into dust—and yet, there was something unconquered in the face. how does the conflict at the beginning of the paragraph move the plot forward? the narrator realizes that he is scared of the gods. the narrator realizes that he distrusts the spirits the narrator realizes that the god was a man. the narrator realizes that he is powerful like the gods.