Romeo and Juliet has lots of examples of dramatic irony.

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      Dramatic irony occurs in fiction or drama where the reader knows 

more about the true state of affairs than the characters do. Romeo and Juliet has lots of examples of . The 

biggest example is in the chorus. The reader knows the plot and the ending 

basically they read the whole book knowing what will happen. 

      In act one scene five,  and  dance together not knowing 

that the other When the nurse enters in act 2 scene 4, the characters just think 

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that the nurse is just a stranger yet we all know from before, the nurse is 

there to talk to Romeo about Juliet.Act three scene one, Romeo tries to tell Tybalt how much he loves 

him but Tybalt can't understand not knowing that Romeo and Tybalt's cousin 

Juliet were bride and groom. In the same scene Romeo gets in trouble for 

both Tybalt's death and Mercutio's death when Tybalt took Mercutio's life. 

In the latter part of Act 3, Juliet's parents and Paris constantly tell 

Juliet that she will marry Paris and that ...

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