In the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, dramatic irony acts as an important role that affects the play. The reader wants to be able to enter the play and inform the characters about what’s going on. The first instance that dramatic irony is presented is when Romeo and Tybalt encounter each other. Tybalt wants to fight, but Romeo will not accept his challenge because at this point, they are cousins. Later in the play, Lady …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…because the reader becomes involved with the story. The audience feels compelled to help out the characters in any way possible. Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt, knowing that they are new cousins. Because of Romeo’s banishment, Juliet cries for Romeo and not Tybalt. Everybody including Romeo thought that Juliet was dead, so Romeo killed himself. The story of Romeo and Juliet becomes a tragedy because of the dramatic irony in the play.