Why do we use irony

The irony occurs when the character makes decisions and acts on information or beliefs that the reader knows to be incorrect. Authors can also use structural irony. This literary device works when there is a character present, usually a hero or other main character, whose judgment is limited by personal goals, prejudices or a shortage of information. Structural irony must be carried throughout the story to be effective.

A third type of irony available to authors is verbal irony. Verbal irony occurs when the words of a character have an implicit meaning and a very different underlying meaning.

Verbal irony is used to encourage readers to think about the meaning of a character's words beyond simply the face value. World View. It creates tension and suspense. Situational irony occurs when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. The last time Juliet talked to his father, she was refusing to marry Paris. She tells him that she now wants to marry Paris. The dramatic irony is that her father thinks that she is excited to marry Paris, when she is really excited to carry out the plan.

If Friar Laurence can not help Juliet, she threaten to kill herself. Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not. That Juliet will die because of the relationship with Romeo.

A second example would be in Act 2, scene 2 when Juliet is standing on her balcony. She thinks that she is simply talking to herself about how she feels about Romeo and how she wishes he was not a Montague. Since Romeo is standing right there but she does know it and the audience does, this is dramatic irony.

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