Irony is “the incongruity between the actual results of a sequence of events and the normal or expected results (Merriam – Webster). » This means that a person may think something is going to happen based on what they see or what they believe, when in reality the exact opposite is happening. Irony can be specified as dramatic or tragic irony. These types of irony often occur in plays, stories, and films; where viewers or readers are led in one direction and the director or author reveals different results than expected. Sudden twists and turns create drama and thus keep people interested, which earns the name dramatic irony. In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, things are not what they seem. According to Matt Wolf of the International Harold Tribune, "dramatic irony could not have wished for a better case study" (2008). Deception, lies, and trickery are all part of the story. Oedipus is confronted with difficult situations from his birth and becomes a victim of irony. Even though he believes with all his heart that he is doing good, Oedipus is played like a pawn. Ironic solutions to one's problems make problems already negative in nature worse. At the beginning of the play, Thebes is struck by a horrible plague. Many people in the city are dying and sick. The townspeople accompanied by the priest come to King Oedipus in the hope that he can stop the plague. After sending Creon to consult the Oracle, Creon returns to Thebes and insists that Oedipus hear the results in private. Oedipus demands that all his people hear the message that the Oracle sent through Creon. The Oracle says that the murderer of Laios is in Thebes and that he must be driven out of the city so that the plague stops. After...... middle of article...... Revisited." Modern Psychoanalysis 31.2 (2006): 229-250. Academic research completed. EBSCO. Web. March 16, 2011. Miriam-webster. "Irony - Definition and more from the free Merriam-Webster dictionary. " Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. April 6, 2011. .Rankine, Patrice. Passing for Tragedy: The Human Stain, the Myth of Oedipus, and the Self of Philip Roth -made Man. 47 Vol. Taylor & Francis Inc, 2005. ProQuest Research Library April 21, 2011. Robson, Mark “Oedipal Visuality: Freud, Romanticism, Hamlet.” EBSCO Web. English version: Harcourt, 1977. Wolf, Matt. Neuilly, France:, 2008. ProQuest Web April 21... 2011.