How is dramatic irony evident during Juliet's conversation with her mother in Romeo and Juliet?

In a play, dramaticoccurs when the audience
knows something that a character, or characters, doesn't know. The audience is aware of
information that one or more characters on stage are unaware of. This can cause humor or sadness
for all involved.

In act 3, scene 5,andare discussing 's death. However,
during these lines, Juliet is actually talking about . The dramatic irony occurs when Juliet
cries over Romeo, but her mother believes she is crying over her cousin's death.

When Juliet finds out that Romeo has killed Tybalt out of vengeance for , she is
heartbroken. Not only has she lost her cousin, but her husband has also been banished from
Verona as punishment. She stays in her room crying over this tragic mess.

When Lady Capulet comes to see her, Juliet says she is "not well," which her
mother assumes is due to Tybalt's death. She believes Juliet is "weeping for [her] cousin's
death," but the audience, Juliet, and the Nurse all know she really cries over Romeo's
banishment.

When Juliet says she "might venge [her] cousin's
death," she means she wants to reverse this situation so that she can be happily married to
Romeo, who is now deemed a murderer. We see this wordplay again when Juliet shares her feelings
about revenge:

Indeed I never shall be
satisfied
With Romeo till I behold himdead
Is my poor heart so for a kinsman
vexed.

Here, Juliet uses the word dead, but the hyphens
disguise Juliet's true meaning. To her mother, it reads she wants Romeo dead. To Juliet, it
means her heart is dead. The word kinsman could also relate to Tybalt, her cousin, or her
husband, Romeo.

The audience (along with the Nurse and ) is aware of the
messhave created. However, everyone else is blind to their marriage and their fate which creates
dramatic irony.