Question

Read the excerpt from Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene v.

Romeo: O! then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

Juliet: Saints do not move, though grant for prayers’ sake.

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Romeo: Then move not, while my prayers’ effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purg’d. [Kissing her.]

Juliet: Then have my lips the sin that they have took.

Romeo: Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urg’d!
Give me my sin again.

This is an example of dramatic irony because

the audience is relieved that Romeo has found a suitable partner.
the audience is eager to discover Rosaline’s opinion of the couple.
Romeo and Juliet are shy characters who usually avoid social events.
Romeo and Juliet have yet to discover that they are from feuding families.

Answer 1

"Romeo and Juliet have yet to discover that they are from feuding families."

Explanation: Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not. Here the audience already knows about the Montague–Capulet feud, but Romeo and Juliet don’t yet realize each other’s family identity when they speak and kiss, making their lines and optimism ironic.