Use Of Irony In Romeo And Juliet

In the play, Irony is used to communicate

Throughout history, irony has been used in a multitude of ways. It is not just a way to inject humor into a story, but a way to slip a message in without saying it flat out. By doing that, it allows the reader to take in the information, and possibly come to the conclusion that the author wanted them to. This way, though, it does not seem like something forced upon them. Authors who used this tactic were Frederick Douglass in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

This quote is considered dramatic irony because the reader knows that the two are from the feuding families and that their love will be banned. The reader already

An author uses irony to either create suspense, or for them to keep the reader interested. J.K. Rowling uses situational irony while Umbridge punishes Harry for spreading “lies” about the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Although Harry does spread the truth, Umbridge forces him in detention to write “‘I must not tell lies’” (Rowling 266). Harry is then forced to do this until his hand is scarred with the message, and Umbridge becomes satisfied with the pain she is inflicting.

Dramatic irony plays an intricate part in both of the play’s endings because it causes a lot of confusion among the characters, suspense for the reader, and it causes different characters to act certain ways. Dramatic irony causes a mass confusion among the characters in the plays. The confusion comes from the miscommunications that follow the dramatic irony. Some of the characters find certain pieces of information out at the wrong time and it messes up everything, causing everyone to be confused. In Romeo and Juliet, when the reader finds out about Friar Lawrence's plan the fake Juliet’s death, no one else knows this information up until her faked death.

Shakespeare has many instances of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet. He uses it for different purposes, one purpose is to show how, despite the Friar trying to help the situation he worsened it unintentionally. A second purpose is to show how secret Romeo and Juliet were. One example of dramatic irony is the Friar gives Juliet a potion and creates a plan to help Juliet be with Romeo again.

From the very beginning of the play, Shakespeare, is holding fate to blame for the death of the two lovers. In the line “from forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” foreshadowing, metaphor and alliteration are used to show how Romeo and Juliet’s love would end in tragedy. Foreshadowing is used to create suspense leading to a later scene in the play where the lover’s suicide. The metaphor “star-crossed lovers” suggest the prophetic alignments of the stars are against them. The lovers are ill-fated from the start.

One of Shakespeare’s plays, Much Ado About Nothing, has quite a few examples of dramatic irony, and it is used for both comedy and suspense. These are some of the best examples of dramatic irony in the book, and they include the following characters: Beatrice, Benedick, Don Pedro, Leonato, Claudio, Hero, Margaret, Borachio, and Ursula. The first great example is when Don Pedro, Claudio, and Leonato make Benedick think that Beatrice loves him, and elsewhere, Ursula and Hero are tricking Beatrice into thinking that Benedick loves her, and only Beatrice and Benedick believe their deceivers. This is dramatic irony because the deceivers and the audience know that it is a trick.

The one scene that uses irony is when King Duncan finds that a man was a traitor and gives Macbeth the title Thane of Cawdor believing he is a good man in Act 1, scene 2 page 353. What though the audience knows, that he doesn’t is that Macbeth will kill him and take over his throne. Another memorable example deals with the invitation of Duncan over to Macbeth’s quarters to eats with them, where he believes that macbeth is a kind man and a good friend. But as soon as Duncan falls asleep, Macbeth stabs him and kills him for once and for all in act 2, scene 1 page 368. This is an ironic because once again, the audience knew what was coming despite of Duncan’s

Dramatic irony, a situation in which the audience of a play knows something that the character does not know. It is noticed that most drama plays involve some sort of irony. For instance, in the story of “Romeo and Juliet”, Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows that she is still alive. Furthermore, in Shakespeare, it is observed that he uses different literary devices throughout his play. For example, the use of metaphors, hyperboles and so on.

So when he is giving the choice to help the kids or follows his wise morals, he quickly conducts a plan that he believes will lead to prosperity and reconciliation, but in reality will have a grave fate. Romeo is illustrated as a boy who is extremely emotional and romantic who is constantly craving the love he desires. Through the actions of the characters, that are being portrayed, this love story will quickly turn into a tragic morality tale. All of these characters have good and bad qualities that are being compared all throughout the story. Yet without the direct characterization by Shakespeare through juxtapositions the feelings and actions that lead to the tragic death of both Romeo and Juliet would be unknown.

Throughout both plays, dramatic irony is used to portray the protagonists as tragic heroes and deliver their meanings as a whole. The heroes are not necasarilly aware of these events of dramatic irony, but they are apparent to the audience. One example is when Oedipus refused to believe Teiresias the blind prophet about the truth of his actions and the prophecy. Oedipus called him a “… sightless, witless, senseless, mad old man,” when ironically Oedipus , “with both [his] eyes”, was the one blind to the prophecy and the severity of his actions (Act1.

People use irony in their everyday life even if they overlook it. Irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, irony is used so Mark Antony can achieve his goal safely. Irony is used indirectly by persuading the audience, using dramatic irony, and with Caesars good will. First of all, Shakespeare uses verbal irony so Mark Antony can persuade his audience.

Shakespeare used dramatic irony increases tension when Lady Capulet was talking about Romeo and insulting him but Juliet wasn’t insulting him, she twists her words and outsmarts her. One of Juliet’s rhetorical questions states “what unaccustomed cause procures her hither?” this informs the audience that they have a formal relationship making it awkward for Lady Capulet to bring up news to Juliet. In act 1 scene 3, when Lady Capulet was going to bring up the news of marriage she calls Nurse back in

Furthermore, In Romeo and Juliet, a servant who works for the hands Romeo an invitation list, not knowing who Romeo is, invites Romeo to the party being held at the Capulets’ residence. Before he says that, though, he warns that if he is in relation to the house of Montagues to not come. Another example of dramatic irony and opposing sides is shown in act one, scene two, The servant says to Romeo, “And if you be not in the house of Montagues, I pray you to come and crush a cup of wine.” This shows the dramatic irony of the