| Paris tells Friar that he and Juliet will be married on Thursday. | dramatic irony -This is what he expects, but we know it won’t happen. |
| Juliet says she would rather die than marry Paris. | situational irony – She doesn’t know it, but she will die instead of marrying Paris. |
| Juliet tells her father that she will marry Paris and be forever ruled by her father. | verbal irony – She says this knowing she means something else. |
| The Capulets and the nurse are joyful while Juliet is taking the potion | dramatic irony – We know what the characters don’t know, that Juliet is carrying out a plan that will cause them great grief. |
| Juliet appears to be dead on her wedding day. | dramatic irony – the audience knows she’s not dead and situational irony – the characters don’t expect her to be dead on her wedding day, a day that starts her new life. |
| Mercutio implies that Benvolio is hot-headed and quick to fight over nothing. | Verbal irony – He means quite the opposite, and is mocking Benvolio’s all too peaceful soul. |
| Capulet praises Friar Lawrence as a protector of morals for the city of Verona | … |
Irony in act 4 Romeo and Juliet
August 12, 2019