Romeo and Juliet?

Question

what are some examples of verbal irony in Romeo and Juliet

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Answer 1

Verbal irony is traditionally defined as the use of words to convey something other than, and especially the opposite of, the literal meaning of the words. One classic example is a speaker saying, “What lovely weather we are having!” as she looks out at a rainstorm intending to express her dissatisfaction with the weather. So you need to find examples where a character says something and means the opposite.

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Answer 2

Act III scene v. line 95- when Juliet says "de ad"she is deliberately ambiguous here. he mother thinks "de ad" refers to Romeo. But Juliet is using the word with the following line, in reference to her heart.

Answer 3

A famous case of tragic irony occurs in the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet when Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged death-like sleep, he assumes her to be dead and kills himself. Upon awakening to find her dead lover beside her, Juliet kills herself with his knif

Answer 4

Mercutio goes..."tomorrow you shall find me a grave man.".
he says that just after he is stabbed so "grave" can have two meanings here

Thats the only one i know babe