When you put something down, you __it
a. exonerate
b. disparage
c. rectify
d. misconsture

disparage

Explanation:

Disparage means to belittle or degrade a person (or idea.) You convey to someone that you are superior to them.

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.

awnser: william shakespeare was an english poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.