Read Capulet’s speech from Act IV, Scene 2, as he plans for the wedding:

Question

Read Capulet’s speech from Act IV, Scene 2, as he plans for the wedding:

Tush, I will stir about,
And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife:
Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;
I’ll not to bed to-night; --let me alone;
I’ll play the housewife for this once. --What, Ho!
-- They are all forth: well, I will walk myself
To County Paris, to prepare him up
Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light
Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim’d.
How does this example of dramatic irony create tension?

Answer 1

In this speech, Capulet is excited and optimistic about the upcoming wedding, believing that everything will go smoothly now that Juliet has agreed to marry Paris. However, the audience knows that Juliet is actually planning to fake her own death in order to avoid the marriage, causing tension as they anticipate the tragic events that are about to unfold. The dramatic irony lies in the fact that Capulet is completely unaware of the true feelings and intentions of his daughter, leading to a sense of impending doom and Greek tragedy.