Question 38
As Friar Lawrence enters Act IV, Scene v, he says the following words:
Come, is the bride ready to go to church?
Why is this line an example of dramatic irony?
Friar Lawrence believes Juliet is already at the church, but the other characters know she is not.
O Friar Lawrence does not mean what he says, but the audience thinks he does.
O Friar Lawrence believes Juliet will be going to church, but the audience knows she will not.
O The other characters think Friar Lawrence means what he says, but the audience knows he does not.
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