When the audience knows more than the characters
Dramatic irony.
Juliet "dies" but the audience knows she is not really dead is an example of
Dramatic Irony
To what day does Capulet move the wedding?
Thursday
Why doesn't the nurse know that Juliet is "dead"?
She has not been included in the plans.
What is Paris' reaction to Juliet's death?
Sad and grieving
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.
soliloquy
Why is Paris a real "victim" of the play?
He truly loves Juliet and just wants to get married.
When a character does or says something humorous after a serious or tense moment
Comic Relief
Juliet threatens to do what if she is forced to marry Paris?
kill herself
How does Juliet get her mother and the Nurse to leave her room?
She must pray through the night for God to forgive her of her selfish, sinful ways. They also have to get ready for the wedding.
Describe how the Capulets have changed in the final scene of this Act?
Her parents who were raging mad at her the previous day for not wanting to marry Paris and were ready to disown her are now overwhelmed with grief over their daughter's death.
The Capulets have changed the wedding preparations into what?
A funeral
What characters give comic relief?
Example: the nurse