Question

Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.

Answer 1

Answer:

the nurse will be unable to rouse Juliet.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: the nurse will be unable to rouse Juliet.

Explanation:

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene I, Friar Lawrence makes a plan to reunite the two lovers. He will give Juliet a portion that lasts for 24 hours, which will make her seem dead during that time. Friar will send news to Romeo, and by the time he arrives at the tomb where Juliet's body will be placed, she will wake up and run away with him.

Dramatic irony is a situation in which the audience is informed about something that the characters don't know. This excerpt from Act IV, Scene IV, is an example of dramatic irony, since the nurse suggests that they should wake Juliet up and get her dressed for the wedding, but the audience knows that she will be unable to wake her up due to the portion that she took.