Who is romeo talking about in lines 46-55? the passage starts with "o, she doth teach the torches to burn bright." explain the dramatic irony in these lines (in other words ... what do we know that romeo does not know?

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Kirsten Khan

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16 November, 09:47

Who is romeo talking about in lines 46-55? the passage starts with "o, she doth teach the torches to burn bright." explain the dramatic irony in these lines (in other words ... what do we know that romeo does not know?

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Alice Drake · Answer 1

When Romeo says 'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright' you could infer and say that Juliets beauty is like fire and is powerful and dangerous. The lovers are constantly associated with the dark, this shows the secret nature of their love because that's when they get to meet - in the cover of darkness. The dramatic irony in this would be that because the lovers are associated with darkness they will end up in darkness (the darkness of their death when they die).