The audience's knowledge that Juliet cries over Romeo's banishment while her parents and Paris assume she is grieving Tybalt's death is an example of...

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dramatic irony.
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foreshadowing.
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symbolism.
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a motif.
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This situation is an example of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not. In this case, the audience is aware that Juliet is mourning Romeo's banishment, while her parents and Paris mistakenly believe she is grieving for Tybalt.