Question

Why is Act IV, Scene v an example of dramatic irony?

Answer 1

Answer: B. Only the friar and we know that Juliet is not really dead

Explanation:  Act IV, Scene V, of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, is an example of dramatic irony because only the friar and the audience know that Juliet is not really dead. Dramatic irony is a literary device in which the audience and the reader know something that the characters in the story do not know. In this case, the audience and Friar Laurence, who gave Juliet the potion.

Answer 2

The answer is B. Only the fair and we know that Juliet is not really dead.