Paris and the Capulets think Juliet is grieving over Tybalt. This is an example of dramatic irony because...

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the audience knows that Juliet is actually distressed because Romeo, her husband, was banished from Verona.
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Paris secretly hates Tybalt but doesn't want to admit it to the Capulets.
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the audience doesn't know that the wedding of Juliet and Paris is about to occur.
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Juliet doesn't know that Paris wishes to marry her.
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This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that Juliet is actually distressed because Romeo, her husband, was banished from Verona. The characters in the play believe she is grieving for Tybalt, but the audience understands the true reason for her sorrow, creating a deeper emotional experience as the plot unfolds.