“Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife

Which is as dear to me as life itself;

But life itself, My wife, and all the world.

Are not with me esteem’d above thy life;

I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,

Here to the devil, to deliver you.

Portia:Your wife would give you little thanks for that,

If she were by to hear you make the offer.”

The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice.

The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate（）.

A.dramatic irony

B.personification

C.allegory

D.symbolism

正确答案：A