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Conflict Development in Romeo and Juliet, Part 6

Question 1 • Common Core ELA 9 B-IC

Which are examples of dramatic irony from Romeo and Juliet? Check all that apply.

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 important that a character does not. In A, Juliet’s mother believes Juliet is preparing to marry Paris, while the audience knows Juliet plans to take the potion. In C and D, the audience knows Juliet and Romeo are already married, but Juliet’s father and Tybalt do not. B describes Juliet worrying about the potion, and E is wordplay, not dramatic irony.

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