Dramatic Ignorance (n.)
Unlike in dramatic irony in which facts are not known by the characters but are known by the audience, in dramatic ignorance, authors must pretend that their characters are more ignorant than they normally would be to take into account the actual ignorance of the audience.
Unlike in dramatic irony in which facts are not known by the characters but are known by the audience, in dramatic ignorance, authors must pretend that their characters are more ignorant than they normally would be to take into account the actual ignorance of the audience.
An example of dramatic ignorance can be found on CSI on which the following dialogue might be heard:
(Scene: Las Vegas hotel room. Sara Sidle sprays a liquid on a bed.)
Gil: What are you doing?
Sara: I’m spraying Luminol to find blood trace.
This dialogue is absurd for the characters because Gil, of course, would know what Luminol does. The dialogue is there for the benefit of the viewer, who may have actual—not dramatic—ignorance of basic forensics
(Scene: Las Vegas hotel room. Sara Sidle sprays a liquid on a bed.)
Gil: What are you doing?
Sara: I’m spraying Luminol to find blood trace.
This dialogue is absurd for the characters because Gil, of course, would know what Luminol does. The dialogue is there for the benefit of the viewer, who may have actual—not dramatic—ignorance of basic forensics
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Person 2: "Yeah dude, I can't believe people are that stupid. A public display of ignorance right there"
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Aggravated Ignorance can also be applied, when a person who is talking to him or herself into getting arrested, by being ignorant and argumentative.
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Actually most of these definitions are written by ignorant people, who shouldn't be giving "definitions" to others.
Actually most of these definitions are written by ignorant people, who shouldn't be giving "definitions" to others.
A definition on here: Pocahontas - has long dark hair...etc. <Ignorance
Actually in real life Pocahontas had no hair.
Actually in real life Pocahontas had no hair.
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Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.
Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.
"All dem blackies wanna do is steal turnips outta mah garden!"
"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"
"Men are pigs!"
"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"
"Men are pigs!"
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