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Dramatic Irony · English Literature

In 'Romeo and Juliet', why is it ironic when Lord Capulet plans Juliet's marriage to Paris?

  1. The audience knows Paris is actually in love with Rosaline
  2. The audience knows Juliet is already secretly married to Romeo
  3. The audience knows that Juliet intends to marry Tybalt instead
  4. The audience knows Lord Capulet is not Juliet's biological father
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Correct answer: The audience knows Juliet is already secretly married to Romeo

Capulet believes he is rescuing his daughter from grief by arranging a marriage to Paris. The audience knows Juliet is already Romeo's wife, making Capulet's well-meaning plan an impossible — and ultimately fatal — collision of dramatic circumstances.

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