An example of verbal irony in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet, please?
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Romeo, Juliet, and Paris are found dead shortly thereafter by a squire, who runs off to alert others. As word spreads throughout Verona about the deaths, the two feuding families (except Lady Montague, who had died of grief for her son) and the Prince converge upon the tomb. They are horrified to find Romeo, Juliet, and Paris all lying dead, and Friar Lawrence (who has hurried to the crypt but is too late to prevent the tragedy) reveals to them the love and secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet. The feuding families are reconciled by their children's deaths and agree to end their violent feud, as explained by the prologue. The play ends with the Prince saying, "A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun for sorrow will not show his head. Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished; For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
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In Spanish and in reference to Shakespeare it means plays, interludes, comedies or acted tragedies.
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Mm, sounds like Shakespeare to me...
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Here's a source (below) that explores the meaning of "irony" and has a couple of really good examples as well.
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this will help ; \nhttp://search.sparknotes.com/?query=+Othello&x=14&y=11
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Juliet ~ "Yond light is not day-light, I know it, I :  It is some meteor that the sun exhales, To be to thee this night a torch-bearer, and light thee on thy way to Mantua:  Therefore stay yet; thou need'st not to be gone."  Act 3, Scene 5\nMercutio ~ Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch; marry, ‘tis enough. / Where is my page?  Go, villain, fetch a surgeon.”\nTybalt ~ “Romeo, the hate I bear thee can afford / No better term than this: thou art a villain.”\nBenvolio ~ "Tell me in sadness, who is it that you love?" Act 1, Scene 1\nFriar Laurence ~ "So smile the heavens upon this holy act, That after hours with sorrow chide us not!" Act 3, Scene 6\nBalthasar ~ "I do beseech you sir, have patience:   your looks are pale and wild, and do import some misadventure."\nNurse ~ "Merry, farewell!  I pray you, sir, what saucy merchant was this, that was so full of his ropery?"\nServant ~ "God gi' god-den  I pray, sir, can you read?"\n\nThe quotes should be self-explanatory~if not, re-read the acts to gain the descriptive portion of your question.
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A good metaphor for betrayal is "Judas' kiss" or "30 pieces of silver", which both refer to the New Testament and Jesus' betrayal by his apostle Judas.  Judas kissed Jesus to point him out to the authorities so he could be taken into custody, and the reward he received was 30 pieces of silver. \n\nI cannot think of any similes, other than turning one of the above metaphors into a simile, such as:\n\n"When he shook my hand I knew it was like Judas' kiss, and the cops would be coming for me soon."\n\nor\n\n"He said he told the truth because he wanted to come clean with the cops, but I knew that it was more like his own 30 pieces of silver. Somewhere, somehow, he was getting something for betraying me."\n\n(Sorry, those are bad examples, but it's late, and I am tired...)\n\nAs for personification, Judas is your man. In the western tradition, there have been many other betrayals, but that one stands out as probably the most significant, and the one which most people will recognize most easily.
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Consistent use of tense, in a summary of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, quoted from Strunk & White's Elements of Style:\n\n"An unforeseen chance prevents Friar John from delivering Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo. Juliet, meanwhile, owing to her father's arbitrary change of the day set for her wedding, has been compelled to drink the potion on Tuesday night, with the result that Balthasar informs Romeo of her supposed death before Friar Lawrence learns of the nondelivery of the letter."\n\nNotice that the summary keeps all its verbs in the present tense. It's easy to accidentally slip into past tense, especially when you're summarizing the events of a novel or play, but keeping  the verbs all in the present tense (or, if you're writing about an event from history, all in the past tense), makes the writing smoother, more consistent, and easier to understand. \n\nThe same goes for keeping pronouns in the same person. A very  common way writers are inconsistent with person is by switching between "one" and "you" (3rd and 2nd person). For example:\n\nError: One must always wash the dishes or your roommates will get angry.  (changes from "one" to "you")\n\nBetter: One must always wash the dishes or one's roommates will get angry. (or, You must always wash the dishes or your roommates will get angry.)
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FRIAR LAURENCE: These violent delights have violent ends\nAnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder,\nWhich as they kiss consume.\n\n\nRomeo and Juliet, II, vi \n\n\nFRIAR LAURENCE: Happiness courts thee in her best array;\nBut, like a misbehaved and sullen wench,\nThou pout'st upon thy fortune and thy love:\nTake heed, take heed, for such die miserable.\n\n\nRomeo and Juliet, III, iii \n\n\n\nFRIAR LAURENCE: Take thou this vial, being then in bed,\nAnd this distilled liquor drink thou off;\nWhen presently through all thy veins shall run\nA cold and drowsy humour, for no pulse\nShall keep his native progress, but surcease.\n\n\nRomeo and Juliet, IV, i \n\n\n\nROMEO: O true apothecary,\nThy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.\n\n\nRomeo and Juliet, V, iii
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well, if you're referring to Mercutio's speech in Romeo and Juliet, the line is something like\n\n"Her wagon-spokes made of long spinners' legs,\nThe cover of the wings of grasshoppers,\nThe traces of the smallest spider's web,\nThe collars of the moonshine's watery beams,\nHer whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film,\nHer wagoner a small grey-coated gnat,\nNot so big as a round little worm\nPrick'd from the lazy finger of a maid;\nHer chariot is an empty hazel-nut\nMade by the joiner squirrel or old grub,\nTime out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers."\n   Act 1, sc. 4\n\nDon't know where you'd find a picture of this, but No Fear Shakespeare's modern version words it like this:\n\n"The spokes of her wagon are made of spiders' legs. The cover of her wagon is made of grasshoppers' wings. The harnesses are made of the smallest spiderwebs. The collars are made out of moonbeams. Her whip is a thread attached to a cricket's bone. Her wagon driver is a tiny bug in a gray coat; he's not half the size of a little round worm  that comes from the finger of a lazy young girl.Her chariot is a hazelnut shell. It was made by a carpenter squirrel or an old grubworm; they've made wagons for the fairies as long as anyone can remember"\n\nhope this helps
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It is hard to define irony, though I was taught that it occurs when something unexpected happens.  It is easier to see an example of an ironic sitution.  The best one I can think of is from Seinfeld.  George's girlfriend's father gives him a box of cigars.  George gives the cigars to Kramer.  Kramer smokes one of the cigars while he is visiting George's girlfriend's father's cabin with the rest of the gang.  The cigar starts a fire and burns down the cabin.  Ironically, the cabin was burned down with one of the very cigars that once belonged to the father.
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Ask Shakespeare, its his line (the answer is yes by the way.  A rose is a rose, call it whatever you want)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic_justice ? I'm not sure if there IS poetic justice in Romeo and Juliet, but then I've not read it for ages.
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"Come, cords, come, nurse, I'll to my wedding-bed,\nAnd death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead!"\nJuliet, Act III, Scene ii, Lines 136-7\n\n"O, tell me, friar, tell me,\nIn what vile part of this anatomy\nDoth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack\nThe hateful mansion."\n[Romeo takes out his dagger and offers to stab himself.]\nRomeo, Act III, Scene iii, Lines 105-8\n\n"If all else fail, myself have power to die."\nJuliet, Act III, Scene v, Line 242
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hmm to be or not to be is not from romeo and juliet. anyways, my favorite qoute is "parting is such sweet sorrow". I like it because of the oxymoron "sweet sorrow", how can sorrow ever be sweet? But it best describes the experience of two lovers parting in few words.
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Prologue\n\nArguably Shakespeare's most famous play begins with a Prologue which establishes that this play will be a tragedy and that the children of two feuding families, Romeo of the Montague family and Juliet of the Capulet family, will both love and die in the course of this play...\n\nAct I.\n\nSampson and Gregory, servants to the Capulets and Abraham and Balthasar, servants to the Montague family start a street fight, which is joined by Benvolio (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet). Escalus, the Prince of Verona who angrily learns of this fight, declares a death penalty for further feuding between the two families. Romeo we learn is lovesick; Rosaline, the object of his affections will not requite (return) his love. His friend Benvolio tells Romeo to look at other girls...\n\nMeanwhile Capulet is keen for Paris to marry his daughter Juliet and plans a party to be held later that night. Romeo and friends decide to turn up uninvited, Romeo hoping to see Rosaline, whom he still pines for...\n\nLady Capulet discusses the idea of marriage to Paris with Juliet. Juliet keeps her options open. The Nurse wishes Juliet every possible happiness...\n\nMeanwhile Mercutio attempts to cheer a lovesick Romeo up, telling him to be rough with love if need be.\n\nAt the Capulet's party, Romeo who is disguised by a masque (mask), falls in love with Juliet on sight. Capulet stops Tybalt from attacking Romeo at his party, telling him there will be other opportunities. Both Romeo and Juliet learn that they are each enemies of the other's family... A Prologue sung by a choir dramatizes the conflict both Romeo and Juliet feel between their love for one another and their loyalty to their respective families.\n\nAct II.\n\nIgnoring the danger, Romeo scales the Capulet's wall to be near Juliet, the woman he cannot forget... Unnoticed in Juliet's orchard, Romeo learns of Juliet's love for him. After declaring their feelings for each other, the two decide to marry. Juliet will send Romeo a messenger in the morning to make plans for their wedding...\n\nThe very next day, we meet Romeo's friend, Friar Laurence. He wonders how Romeo can forget Rosaline so quickly but agrees to marry the two since he hopes this marriage it will end the long running Montague / Capulet feud...\n\nRomeo catches up with his friends Mercutio and Benvolio. Juliet's messenger, the Nurse, arrives and the wedding is set for later that day. The Nurse brings Romeo "cords" or ropes which will allow Romeo to climb into Juliet's bedchamber as her husband later that night... Act II ends with Romeo and Juliet's marriage.\n\nAct III.\n\nBenvolio and Mercutio (both Montagues) meet Tybalt (Capulet). Tybalt attempts to provoke Romeo into fighting. Mercutio fights Tybalt and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt. Escalus, the Prince of Verona banishes Romeo from Verona threatening death should he ever return. Juliet learns of Romeo killing Tybalt and despite being torn between her loyalty for her family and Romeo, mourns her husband Romeo's banishment.\n\nRomeo learns of the banishment order, realizing he will not be able to see Juliet again. Friar Laurence suggests Romeo go to Juliet's bed chamber to comfort his wife... Capulet, who does not know of Romeo and Juliet's marriage, decides that the marriage of Juliet to Paris must now proceed, bidding his wife to make Juliet aware of Paris' love for her. The day of the marriage has been decided; it will be Thursday.\n\nWe learn that Romeo has spent the night with his Juliet. Juliet who is now already secretly married to Romeo, learns that she is to marry Paris. She tries to fight her father's wishes, failing to dissuade him. Juliet decides to commit suicide if all else fails...\n\nAct IV.\n\nParis reveals that the wedding will occur on Thursday. Juliet is cold to Paris. Friar Laurence tells Juliet to take a potion simulating death, allowing Romeo to take her away, unopposed to Mantu
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First, to find "irony," we need to know what we are looking for.  I went to www.dictionary.com and found several listings for irony.  I think the definitions of "irony," that stick out the most after reading the poem are these:  (1) in literature conveying an attitude opposite of what is discussed; and (2) humorous mockery.  \nHow did the author of the poem create this ingenious irony?  When you read the poem, you are not worried about the impending doom that is discussed.  You are smiling and think its funny because the author is joking about a common human tendency to worry too much.  \nAlso, "irony," is "sardonic," humor or mockery.  I looked up "sardonic," in the dictionary and learned that the poem is sardonic in every sense.  It is bitter about tragedy and doom, and scornful of its own tendency to worry!