Irony in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Which best defines irony?

• a memory
• a contrast
• a reminder
• a comparison

How many types of irony can be found in literature?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Verbal irony is_____.

• a contrast between what is said or written and what is actually meant
• when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen (a twist ending)
• when the audience or the reader knows something a character does not know

Situational irony is_____.

• a contrast between what is said or written and what is actually meant
• when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen (a twist ending)
• when the audience or the reader knows something a character does not know

Dramatic irony is_____.

• a contrast between what is said or written and what is actually meant
• when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen (a twist ending)
• when the audience or the reader knows something a character does not know

Select the best explanation of the irony in this image from the play.

• This is situational irony because Juliet does not know Paris well enough to marry him.
• This is dramatic irony because the audience knows Juliet is sad about Romeo's banishment, not Tybalt's death.
• This is verbal irony because Lady Capulet tells Juliet about the wedding to Paris but she doesn't mean it.

Select the best explanation of the irony in this image from the play.

• This is situational irony because Romeo is angry with his friends.
• This is dramatic irony because the audience knows Romeo has forgotten about Rosaline.
• This is verbal irony because Romeo does not speak back to his friends.

Select the best explanation of the irony in this image from the play.

• This is situational irony because Romeo is not dead yet.
• This is dramatic irony because the audience knows Juliet is only sleeping.
• This is verbal irony because Juliet's parents are so sad they are speechless.

Select the best explanation of the irony in this image from the play.

• This is situational irony because Romeo just happens to encounter Peter in the street.
• This is dramatic irony because the audience knows Romeo can't read either.
• This is verbal irony because Lord Capulet told Peter to read the guest list.

Select the best explanation of the irony in this image from the play.

• This is situational irony because Friar was not expecting Juliet.
• This is dramatic irony because the audience knows the real reason Juliet visits Friar.
• This is verbal irony because Paris asks Juliet to forget about Romeo.