(单选题)10: "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