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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Conflict Development in Romeo and Juliet, Part 6

Question 4 • Common Core ELA 9 B-IC

Why is this a moment of dramatic irony?

Answer
A
The audience knows that Juliet plans to marry Paris, but the nurse does not.
B
The audience knows that Friar Laurence will betray Juliet, but Juliet does not.
C
The audience knows that Juliet is not really dead, but the nurse does not.
D
The audience knows that Lady Capulet has figured out Juliet’s plan, but Juliet does not.

Explanation

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not. Here, the audience knows Juliet has taken a potion and is not really dead, while the nurse believes she has died. That contrast makes choice C correct.

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