What is something the audience knows that Balthasar does not know?

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Prince Escalus is on his way.
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Romeo has written a letter to Montague.
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Romeo plans to drink poison and die with Juliet.
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In the context of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Balthasar, who is Romeo's servant, is unaware of the critical information regarding Romeo's letter to Montague and the fact that Romeo plans to drink poison and die with Juliet. The audience knows this information, creating dramatic irony.