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Question

In the ending of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet fakes her own death so that she can be with her love Romeo. But when Romeo learns of her death and believes she is really dead, he kills himself.
What type of irony does Shakespeare use by revealing this information to his audience but not to his characters?

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Responses

verbal irony
verbal irony

situational irony
situational irony

dramatic irony
dramatic irony

classical irony
classical irony

Answer 1

The type of irony that Shakespeare uses by revealing this information to his audience but not to his characters is dramatic irony.