Dramatic Irony In Romeo And Juliet

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Register to read the introduction… This repetition emphasises the love between Romeo and Juliet. Quotes to show this are:
Juliet: "O by this count I shall be much in years Ere I again behold my Romeo!"
Romeo: "Farewell!
Juliet: "O think'st thou we shall ever meet again? "O God, I have an ill-divining soul!"
Romeo: "Dry sorrow drinks our blood. Adieu, adieu!"

This repetition emphasises the love between Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare introduces the use of dramatic irony into the play. Dramatic irony is when the audience know more than the characters on the stage. Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is crying because of cousin Tybalt's death but the audience really know that she is crying about Romeo's departure:

Lady Capulet: "Evermore weeping for your cousin's death? And if thou couldst not make him live; Therefore have done. Some grief shops much of love; But much grief shows still some want of wit."

Lady Capulet wants to have revenge on Romeo for killing Tybalt. She continuously refers to Romeo as a villain and uses threats against him. She plans to send someone to him and poison him in his food and drink.

Lady Capulet: "We will have vengeance for it, fear thou
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He then thinks that Juliet is ungrateful and not proud about everything that she receives.
Lord Capulet: "How, will she none? Doth she not give us thanks? Is she not proud? Doth sh8e not count her blest Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought So worthy a gentlemen to be her bride?"
Juliet replies and says that she is thankful but not proud showing some respect for he parents.
Juliet: "Not proud you have, but thankful that you have; Proud I can never be of what I hate, But thankful even for hate that is meant love."

Lord Capulet is outraged and showers Juliet with insults and threats. The mood of the scene turns into conflict and anger. Lord Capulet mocks Juliet saying that she is a minion or worthless girl. He repeats the words ‘thanks' and ‘proud' to show his anger. He tells Juliet to get ready for St. Peter's church regardless and if she doesn't he will drag her on a hurdle (a frame in which prisoners were taken to execution.) to the church.
Lord Capulet: "But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next, To go with Paris to Saint Peter's church Or I will drag thee on a hurdle

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