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 Capulet mistakenly interprets Juliet's feelings for the love towards Tybalt instead of Romeo. However, Juliet was already married to Romeo. Finally, in the last scene of the tragedy, Romeo kills himself thinking Juliet is dead. The theme of dramatic irony plays an important role in the story because they do not understand what was actually happening. The audience becomes frustrated because they want to help out the characters, but can not.
             In Act III Scene I, Tybalt searches for Romeo looking for a fight, because of his animosity towards the Montagues. When Romeo enters, Tybalt tells Romeo to draw his sword. In response, Romeo says,
             But love thee better than thou canst devise
             Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.
             And so, good Capulet, which name I tender
             As dearly as mine own, be satisfied.
             Romeo would never hurt Tybalt, but instead love him and the Capulet family. Romeo says that Tybalt won't understand his sudden change of feelings, but that Tybalt will soon know the reason behind Romeo's kindness. Romeo said this to Tybalt because a couple of hours before he married Juliet, Tybalt's cousin. Romeo's peacefulness towards Tybalt shows dramatic irony because only the nurse, the Friar, and the reader know that Romeo and Juliet are married. If Mercutio knew that the two of them were married, he probably wouldn't have fought with Tybalt. However, because Mercutio and Tybalt did fight and Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo went t
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