Question

Read Capulet’s speech from Act IV, Scene 2, as he plans for the wedding:
Tush, I will stir about,
And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife:
Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;
I’ll not to bed to-night; --let me alone;
I’ll play the housewife for this once. --What, Ho!
-- They are all forth: well, I will walk myself
To County Paris, to prepare him up
Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light
Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim’d.
How does this example of dramatic irony create tension?
(1 point)
Responses

Readers know that Juliet will obey her father's wishes.


Readers know that Juliet has no plans to marry Paris.

Readers know that Capulet looks forward to his daughter’s marriage to Paris.


Readers know that Capulet plans to continue the Capulet-Montague feud.

Answer 1

Readers know that Juliet has no plans to marry Paris. This creates tension because Capulet is so confident and excited about the wedding preparations, while the audience knows that Juliet is actually planning to fake her own death to avoid marrying Paris. This dramatic irony intensifies the anticipation and suspense as the inevitable clash between Capulet's expectations and Juliet's hidden plans draws closer.