How is irony used in the story of an hour
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How is the last line of The Story of an Hour an example of dramatic irony?
a) "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills." The doctors assume that Mrs. Mallard, who has a heart condition, died because she is shocked to see her husband alive and the joy of seeing him alive kills her.
b) "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills." Mrs. Mallard believes her husband is having an affair with Josephine.
c) "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills." Mrs. Mallard dies due to an asthma attack.
d) "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills." In reality, Mrs. Mallard did not actually die.