What is an example of omniscient in Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

There is no example of omniscience in Romeo and Juliet. Omniscience in literature typically refers to a narrative type (in novels for the most part). Romeo and Juliet is a play and none of the characters are omniscient. Unless God is a character in a play, or unless there is a narrator onstage narrating as the play goes on, there is no omniscient perspective in drama.

An omniscient perspective in literature means that the narrator knows what each character is doing and thinking. For example if I were to write "John thought that Steve smelled like garbage, and tried to avoid him. Steve just thought that John was jealous of his fantastic good looks", that is an example of an omniscient perspective. A limited omniscient perspective is when the narrator only knows the thoughts and actions of one character and what that character sees, that would look like this:

"Steve noticed John turn suddenly away as he approached and thought 'He must not like to be in the presence of my magnificent beauty' and shrugged to himself". This is somewhat similar to the first person perspective, in which the narrator tells a story about him/herself. For example:

"I saw Steve coming and, instead of trying to pretend I don't notice his hideous stench, I just turned and walked away".