Dramatic irony is when the audience is aware of something that the character is not. For example, Friar Lawrence comes up with a plan that should result in Romeo and Juliet living happily ever after. Well... things do not go according to plan. Juliet drinks a potion that simulates death for an extended period of time, but only the Friar and Juliet know of this plan. Everyone else thinks that Juliet is dead(including Romeo). Romeo receives news that Juliet is dead before he could hear about the Friar's plan. He immediately buys poison from an apothecary, and Romeo starts to head to the tomb of the Capulets. As soon as Romeo sees Juliet, he says, "Famine is in thy cheeks"(73.1.5). Surely, this means that Juliet looks alive even though Romeo thinks that she is dead. Romeo is saying that Juliet still looks beautiful even though she is "dead". The audience knows that Juliet is still alive, but Romeo has no knowledge of
Dramatic irony is when the audience is aware of something that the character is not. For example, Friar Lawrence comes up with a plan that should result in Romeo and Juliet living happily ever after. Well... things do not go according to plan. Juliet drinks a potion that simulates death for an extended period of time, but only the Friar and Juliet know of this plan. Everyone else thinks that Juliet is dead(including Romeo). Romeo receives news that Juliet is dead before he could hear about the Friar's plan. He immediately buys poison from an apothecary, and Romeo starts to head to the tomb of the Capulets. As soon as Romeo sees Juliet, he says, "Famine is in thy cheeks"(73.1.5). Surely, this means that Juliet looks alive even though Romeo thinks that she is dead. Romeo is saying that Juliet still looks beautiful even though she is "dead". The audience knows that Juliet is still alive, but Romeo has no knowledge of