Question 1 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson
Which are examples of dramatic irony from Romeo and Juliet? Check all that apply.Juliet’s mother thinks that Juliet is preparing for her wedding to Paris, but Juliet actually plans to drink the sleeping potion that night.Juliet thinks about what will happen to her if the sleeping potion does not work.Juliet’s father arranges for her to marry Paris, but Juliet has already secretly married Romeo.Tybalt starts a fight with Romeo, but he and Romeo are actually kin now that Romeo and Juliet have secretly married.Peter, the Capulets’ servant, engages in wordplay while arguing with the musicians.
Answer
A
Juliet’s mother thinks that Juliet is preparing for her wedding to Paris, but Juliet actually plans to drink the sleeping potion that night.
B
Juliet thinks about what will happen to her if the sleeping potion does not work.
C
Juliet’s father arranges for her to marry Paris, but Juliet has already secretly married Romeo.
D
Tybalt starts a fight with Romeo, but he and Romeo are actually kin now that Romeo and Juliet have secretly married.
E
Peter, the Capulets’ servant, engages in wordplay while arguing with the musicians.
Explanation
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not, creating a contrast between what the character believes and what is true. Juliet’s mother thinks Juliet is preparing to marry Paris, and her father plans that marriage, but the audience knows Juliet has already secretly married Romeo and plans to take the potion. Tybalt also treats Romeo as an enemy without knowing Romeo is now his relative by marriage. Juliet’s worries about the potion are not dramatic irony because she herself is aware of them; Peter’s wordplay is not an example either.
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