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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Conflict Development in Romeo and Juliet, Part 6

Question 2 • 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 in the scene does not. Juliet has taken a potion that makes her appear dead, but the audience knows she is still alive while the nurse believes she is dead. That makes “the audience knows that Juliet is not really dead, but the nurse does not” the correct choice.

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