Question

What literary device is Shakespeare most obviously using in Capulet's speech? . . . . . Tush! I will stir about, And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife: Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her; I'll not to bed to-night; let me alone; I'll play the housewife for this once. What, ho! They are all forth: well, I will walk myself To County Paris, to prepare him up Against to-morrow. My heart is wondrous light, Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim'd.(IV, ii, 41-49) dramatic irony flashback foreshadowing hyperbole

Answer 1

I am 70% sure it is dramatic irony the other 30% is hyperbole

Answer 2

Answer: Dramatic Irony

Explanation: Shakespeare used a literary device called dramatic irony in Capulet's speech because the audience who is reading or listening to the play know something about the situation described that the character does not know. In this particular case the audience know that Juliet has no intentions to marry Paris.