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read the excerpt from act iv, scene 4 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
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.
In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has already taken Friar Laurence's potion to fake her death and avoid marrying Paris. The audience knows her true intention (not to follow through with the wedding), while the Capulets are unaware. This creates dramatic irony as the characters' actions (preparing for the wedding) contrast with the audience - known reality (Juliet's plan).
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Juliet does not intend to follow through with the wedding.