Question

At the beginning of act IV, scene I, of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet decides to visit Friar Laurence for advice. She enters his home and discovers Paris, her arranged husband-to-be, already speaking with Friar Laurence. Explain the dramatic irony in Juliet's conversation with Paris.

Answer 1

Juliet is not having it.She's speaking in a way that she's not interested in Paris because he has Romeo already, but Paris doesn't know that.It seems that at the end of their conversation Paris seems kinda mad and confident that Juliet will be his.