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How Does Shakespeare Use Dramatic Irony In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet is a classic play with “two star-crossed lovers” who want to be together but cannot because of their family feuds.Dramatic irony is what makes Romeo and Juliet such a strong play. The audience knows throughout the play that the young lovers will die as it says in the prologue. One form of irony that Shakespeare used was dramatic irony. The way Shakespeare uses this type of irony is he uses Juliet who is Seeking to flee her father's demands about marrying Paris. The young and helpless Juliet runs to Friar Lawrence in pursuit of a plan that could endanger her own life. Friar Lawrence has a plan: he has given Juliet a sleeping potion that causes her to look dead. On the day that Juliet is to marry her suitor, Paris, her mother goes to her room to wake her and finds her daughter to be dead (or so she believes, thanks to Friar Laurence's potion). This is a form of situational irony. …show more content…

Friar Lawrence is to send word to Romeo of the plan but something comes up with the messenger. Friar John says “ I could not send it - here it is again - nor get a messenger to bring it thee ”. With that happening there is no other way to let Romeo know what is going on.There's a catch: Romeo's servant Balthasar is reporting to Romeo all that is going on in Verona. Balthasar finding out this horrible news about Juliet's death goes to tell Romeo he says “then she is well,and nothing can be ill.her body sleeps in capels monument,and her immortal part with

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Miles Seder E9H-5 1/12/23 Friar Lawrence’s dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet Many people become hooked onto entertainment films because they want to figure out the outcome of the movie or show they’re watching. However, writers in literature use a powerful technique to hook viewers called dramatic irony, where the audience is aware of something that the characters are not. It builds tension and adds depth to the story, as well as creating a sense of anticipation for the audience. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, dramatic irony is used from the prologue, where the audience is told that Romeo and Juliet kill themselves in the end.

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This is not a story one would normally call ironic but towards the end more and more irony come to light. When Juliets is in her drugged state and appears to be dead (but a simple examination would have proved otherwise) Romeo kills himself. Juliet eventually wakes up and finds her dead husband beside her and commits suicide out of sorrow. So they both got what they wanted in the end, an eternity together but not in the way they had hoped. Also the readers of the play know that Juliet isn't really dead when Romeo discovers her so when he stabs himself it affects the audience much

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He was supposed to run away with Juliet when she would waken from her long sleep. Friar John said, “ I could not send it here it is again not get a messenger to bring it thee, so fearful were they of infection.” Friar was very disappointed in and thinking what he would do to get the news to Romeo. FRiar lawrence was not able to give romeo the news before he found out from someone else. Romeo found out that juliet was dead but he thought she was truly dead, so he got a vial of poison and drank it.

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Friar Lawrence sent a letter to Romeo Montague that she was not dead and that Romeo needs to meet Juliet in her tomb when she awakes. Romeo did not receive this letter and he truly thought Juliet died. Friar Lawrence gave the letter to Friar John. Friar John not realizing the importance of this letter calmly told Friar Laurence, “I could not send it,--here it is again,--/ Nor get a messenger to bring it thee,/” (Shakespeare 5.2.14-15).

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Quoted, “ Meanwhile, I’ll send Romeo word of our plan. He’ll come here, and we’ll keep a watch for when you wake up.” Friar should have been wise and sent the letter and waited for confirmation that he received the letter before poisoning Juliet. Friar Lawrence also made the mistake of allowing someone other than himself to be in charge of Romeo's reception of this letter.

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Friar Laurence tells his plan to Juliet, but he never gets to speak to Romeo in person because Romeo is banished from Verona and now resides in Mantua. Friar Laurence then writes a letter, which Friar John is expected to deliver to Romeo. When Balthasar, Romeo’s dedicated servant, comes upon the news of Juliet, he immediately goes to Romeo saying, “Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument.” (5.1, 18). Friar Laurence did not communicate with Friar John before the continuation of his plan--sedating Juliet.

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Friar Lawrence was disappointed because the message never even made its way to Romeo. So, Friar’s plan is backfiring because that means Romeo really thinks that Juliet is dead. If Romeo got the message from Friar John then Romeo would not think that Juliet is actually dead and want to kill

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As Balthasar informs a clueless Romeo on his sighting of Juliet “laid low in her kindred’s vault” he elucidates “her immortal part with angels lives” (5.1.20-21). Balthasar, Romeo’s trusted and dependable servant, had been the one to apprise Romeo on Juliet’s “death” due to his vowed loyalty to him. If Friar Lawrence had told Balthasar that everything was a scheme and Juliet wasn't really lost forever, Romeo's anguish and dire misery could have been avoided. Furthermore, as the Friar inquires over his letter sent to Romeo, Friar John “could no send it…nor get a messenger to bring it thee” (5.2.15-16). The fiasco of Friar Lawrence's attempt to contact Romeo causes the plan to fail and the situation to deteriorate.

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Mantua, with my letters to thy lord. (IV, i, 122-124) The friar should have gathered his thoughts and come up with a plan to save Juliet and Romeos relationship when he learned that Romeo never got the letter. Instead it seemed like Friar Lawrence gave up on the tragic situation. Romeo heard about Juliet's death and immediately traveled to Verona to behold her corps with his own eyes.

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When Juliet wants to take her own life, he says he has a solution “That cop’st with death himself to scrape from it; and, if thou darest, I’ll give thee remedy” (4.1.75-76). He does not stop to console Juliet or help her calm down; instead, he hastily thinks of an elaborate plan. The friar gives Juliet a potion to make her seem dead. While death is a very somber and serious event, Friar Lawrence does not consider any other option than Juliet faking the end of her life. He decides to convey the dark message to Romeo with a letter and when Romeo does not receive it, the friar is very distressed and says, “The letter was not nice but full of charge of dear import, and the neglecting it may do much danger” (5.2.18-20).

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Friar Lawrence also attempts to assisted Romeo and illustrated a plan to reunite him and his wife after his felonious action. After the Friar gives Juliet a vial with a drug in it to keep her in a restless sleep, he tells her that he will send a letter to Romeo informing him that she isn’t actually dead, “Hold, get you gone. Be strong and prosperous / In this resolve. I’ll send a Friar with speed / To Mantua with my letters to thy lord” (4.1.124-126).

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In Document E, “A great power” it states, “The letter was not nice, but full of charge, of dear import, and the neglecting it may do much danger.” Basically, saying that Friar Lawrence’s friend, Friar John, was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo informing him that Juliet was not actually dead. Romeo was already notified by the news and was not in believe of how horrible the news was. If Friar Lawrence would have thought this completely through, then there would have been no problem. Both him and Juliet could have somehow notified him before doing what they were planning.

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In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo have a relationship that if there was more communication between them, many things could have been prevented. However, he can only help if he is made aware of issues by Romeo. We realize this later on after Romeo's rash decision to commit suicide after falsely believing Juliet was dead. Romeo proclaims, “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,” (Shakespeare 5.3.3-7).

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Romeo was unaware of Friar Lawrence’s shortsighted plan because Friar John was unable to give him the letter. Friar Lawrence should have delivered the enlightening letter to Romeo himself to ensure he received it. In a final example, when Juliet woke up from the effects of the potion, she found Romeo dead and said, “O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop/ To help me after! I will kiss thy lips.

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Romeo says to Juliet while making his plan for her, “I’ll send a friar with speed/To Mantua with my letters to thy lord”(Act IV, scene one, 127-128). Lawrence does not deliver the letter himself therefore does not know that the letter did not make it to Romeo in time, putting Romeo and Juliet's life at risk. Lawrence knows what the two teenagers are willing to do if they can not be together but still does not feel the need to deliver the letter himself. This directly leads to Romeo buying the poison and killing himself thinking Juliet is dead. Later, when Juliet wakes to find Romeo dead, Friar Lawrence talks to Juliet saying, “I hear some noise.

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