One of the first Ironies in this chapter is the death of Mercutio. This occurs during the first scene when Mercutio, Benvolio and their men come on stage. Benvolio says, ?Let?s retire.- The day is hot, the Capels are abroad,- and if we meet we shall not ?scape a brawl?(IIIi,2,3,4) When the Capelulets arrive, they are led by Tybalt. Romeo then enters, and Tybalt challenges him to a duel. But Romeo refuses to fight. Even after Tybalt says, ?thou art a villain?(IIIi, 62) Romeo wished him well. Mercutio is enraged by his friend's "dishonorable, vile submission!"(IIIi,74) Mercutio draws his sword and duels with Tybalt. Romeo intervenes by attempting to beat down their rapiers, but this only gives Tybalt the chance to stab Mercutio under Romeo's arm. Mercutio is mortally woun

Another one of Romeo and Juliet?s Ironies is Romeos reaction to his banishment. While hiding at Friar Lawrence's cell, Romeo learns the Prince has banished him and he expresses that he would rather die than be banished. Romeo says, ?Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say, ?death,?- For exile hath more terror in his look,- Much more than death. Do not say ?banishment?(IIIiii,13-15) ?Friar Laurence scolds Romeo for saying such things and says? O deadly sin, O rude unthankfulness!- Thy fault our law calls death, but the kind Prince,- taking thy part hath rushed aside the law- and turned black the word ?death? to-banishment. ?This dear mercy, and thou seest it not?(IIIiii,25-9) This is an Irony because Romeo says that he would rather die than be banished, even though banishment offers some chance of their being together and death does not.

In Shakespeare?s Romeo and Juliet there are many examples of irony, and they all add to the plot of the story in their own way. William Shakespeare uses this literary device in Romeo and Juliet to build up to the dramatic and catastrophic end of these two ill-fated lovers.

Unlike the ironies in the previous paragraph this is an example of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is, as

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