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By the time of the famed Roman senator and historian Tacitus (AD 56 to ca. 117), the vow of âdeath before dishonorâ had become âold-fashionedâ and something espoused by the barbari or barbarians such as Caratacus (chief of the British, who revolted against Rome).
Some notable verbal ironies from famous literature are given below: 1  Julius Caesar, the famous play written by William Shakespeare, holds an important example for verbal irony: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; and Brutus is an honorable man. This is said by Mark Antony who really implies that Brutus is dishonorable.