Question

In Romeo and Juliet, the fact that Paris believes he is going to marry Juliet while the audience knows Juliet is already married to Romeo is an example of:
A. Foreshadowing
B. Dramatic Irony
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification​

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Dramatic Irony.

Explanation:

The definition of irony, "A literary technique originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character."

that's what's going on in the story.

Answer 2

Dramatic irony, since the audience knows something the character doesn’t.