Question

Romeo says that Juliet has not been conquered yet by death in these lines : "Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there." We know that through the literary device of ________________________that the reason Juliet has red lips and cheeks is that she is just about to wake up and the effects of the potion she took are wearing off. * A.Allusion B.Anachronism C.Dramatic Irony D. Oxymoron

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Dramatic irony.

Explanation:

Dramatic irony is when the audience or readers know the scenes or events of the story that the characters don't. In other words, dramatic irony is when we know what will happen or are privy to parts of the story's plot which the characters don't know.

In the given scene from Act V scene iii of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", we can know the real condition of Juliet's red lips. We knew that she had taken poison to make her appear dead but will wake up later, which Romeo has no idea about. So, this is dramatic irony, where the readers or audience know some detail about the scene which the character(s) involved don't know.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.