Question

Use the information to answer the 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?

a. classical irony

b. verbal irony

c. situational irony

d. dramatical irony

Answer 1

The type of irony that Shakespeare uses by revealing information to the audience that the characters are not aware of is called **d. dramatical irony**.