Identify the type of irony found i Act IV, scene 1, of romeo and juliet, when paris meets juliet at friar lawrence's cell and says, do not deny ... that you love me, and Juliet replies I will confess to you that I love him A. verbal irony B. situational irony C. dramatic irony

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Jordan Fitzpatrick

9 October, 08:34

Identify the type of irony found i Act IV, scene 1, of romeo and juliet, when paris meets juliet at friar lawrence's cell and says, do not deny ... that you love me, and Juliet replies I will confess to you that I love him A. verbal irony B. situational irony C. dramatic irony

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Diana Webb · Answer 1

I will with letter a. verbal irony as the answer. When Juliet tells Paris she loves him, she was referring to Romeo not Paris. Not knowing her true feelings Paris takes this as a sign that Juliet loves him. The irony here is that she loves Romeo not Paris.