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read the excerpt from act iv, scene ii of romeo and juliet. capulet: now, afore god! this reverend holy friar, all our whole city is much bound to him. juliet: nurse, will you go with me into my closet, to help me sort such needful ornaments as you think fit to furnish me to - morrow? lady capulet: no, not till thursday; there is time enough. capulet: go, nurse, go with her. well to church to - morrow. exeunt juliet and nurse this is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that 35 ○ capulet is not prepared for the wedding festivities. ○ the nurse is unwilling to help juliet with her dress. ○ juliet does not intend to follow through with the wedding. ○ lady capulet does not approve of the match to paris.
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not. In this excerpt from Romeo and Juliet, the audience is aware that Juliet has already married Romeo and does not intend to marry Paris, while Capulet is making wedding - related plans. This mismatch between the audience's knowledge and Capulet's ignorance is an example of dramatic irony.
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Juliet does not intend to follow through with the wedding.