Verbal Irony Presentation(Final)

1. By: Catherine Arnold

2. Uses
•Shakespeare uses verbal irony in Romeo and
juliet’s speeches to their parents, in order
to keep their feelings secret from their
parents
•He also uses it show sarcasm, which is used
frequently by Tybalt and Mercutio

3. “Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch: marry, ‘tis
enough.-”
Mercutio (III.i.90)

4. Verbal Irony
•This quote is verbal irony because Mercutio
calls his deep cut a scratch, but he knows it
will kill him. He is being sarcastic

5. “I will confess to you that I love him”
Juliet(IV.I.25)

6. Verbal Irony
•This is an example of verbal irony
because Juliet tells Paris she
loves him. Paris thinks that Juliet
means him, but she is actually
talking about Romeo.

7. “My life is my foe’s debt”
Romeo(I.v.116)

8. Verbal Irony
•This is verbal irony because
Romeo is in love with Juliet, who
is a Capulet and his life sworn
enemy.

9. “My grave is like to be my wedding-
bed”
Juliet(I.v.133)

10. Verbal Irony
•This is verbal irony because
Juliet loves her enemy. If she
marries Romeo and her parents
find out, they would kill her.

11. “Indeed I never shall be satisfied with Romeo
till I behold him-dead-” Juliet(III.v.93-94)

12. Verbal Irony
•Juliet’s mother thinks she wants to kill
Romeo for slaying Tybalt, her cousin. Juliet
actually, yearns to see her true love,
Romeo.

13. “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear it shall be
romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris;- these
are news indeed!” Juliet(III.v.121-123)

14. Verbal Irony
•Juliet makes her mother believe
that she hates Romeo, but would
still rather marry him than Paris
•Juliet has married Romeo, but she
tells her mother she is not
married