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1. Situational Irony –
Occurs when one event or reaction seems contrary to what is expected to occur
Ex.1- Romeo goes to the party to see Rosaline, but falls in love with Juliet.
Ex.2- Romeo attempts to stop the fighting between Mercutio and Tybalt, but instead get Mercutio killed.
Three types of Irony
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2. Verbal Irony – Saying one thing and meaning another
where the speaker intends for the listener to know that he is being ironic.
Ex. 1 – The prologue describes the families as “both alike in dignity” implying that the families are dignified. Later we learn their feud make them anything, but dignified.
Ex. 2- Juliet says that “if he is married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” Irony- marrying him leads to her grave.
Three types of Irony
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Positive –facetious- Looking out a window with a gorgeous view and saying, “Too bad you don’t have a view.”
Negative – sarcasm – “Geez you really dressed up today. “ Meaning someone looks awful.
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Verbal Irony - sarcasm
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3. Dramatic Irony –A technique wherein the reader (and
perhaps some characters) has an understanding that the other characters in the story do not.
Ex. 1- The audience knows that Juliet took a sleeping potion and isn't really dead. Romeo's suicide affects the audience even more because of this knowledge.
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