As readers of the play we know that Juliet has taken friar Lawrence’s potion and is not really dead but her parents and the nurse do not what type of irony is this? A. Verbal b. Situational

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C. Dramatic d. All of the above

Answer 1

The type of irony you are referring to is C. Dramatic irony.

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows more about a situation than the characters do. In this case, the audience knows that Juliet is not actually dead due to the potion she took, while her parents and the nurse believe she has died.