Post Utme Bells University 2017 Literature Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2017 Post Utme Bells University Literature examination.

Post Utme Bells University 2017 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice

Question 17 POST_UTME_BELLS_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • LITERATURE • objective

In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', what is the dramatic irony in Act 3, Scene 1?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. The audience knows that Romeo has taken a potion to make him appear dead, but the characters on stage do not.

B. The audience knows that Juliet has faked her own death, but the characters on stage do not.

C. The audience knows that Romeo and Juliet are secretly married, but the characters on stage do not.

D. The audience knows that Mercutio is going to die, but the characters on stage do not.

Correct Answer

Correct Option:

The audience knows that Romeo has taken a potion to make him appear dead, but the characters on stage do not.

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This is Post Utme Bells University 2017 Literature Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Bells University Literature examination.

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