Why is Juliet's death ironic?

Answer 1

At the beginning of Act III Scene 2 the Nurse announces "He's dead, he's dead, he's dead." but since she does not have a clear reference for her pronoun, Juliet mistakenly thinks the Nurse was talking about Romeo. This is not an example of dramatic irony, since there is no incongruity in the actions Juliet takes because of her mistake. Believing Romeo to be dead, she weeps and wails, whereas when she finds out the truth she weeps and wails. Her mistake does not make her act in a way which is incongruous with reality, an essential part of dramatic irony.

Answer 2

her death is ironic because her 'first death ( the one she faked) was the one who killed her love. its ironic because she kills herself because romeo kills himself because she thought she was dead. basically, its ironic because by killing hersel, shes making Romeo's Horror of her death true
because Romeo killed himself

Answer 3

We know that Juliet is not dead and that Romeo is mistaken when he thinks so. It is even more ironic in that Romeo is supposed to know that she is alive--that is the whole point of the exercise.

Answer 4

Her speech at the beginning of the scene, "Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds" is an anticipation of her wedding night with Romeo, but at that point in the story, Romeo is on the run from the law, and it looks like he won't be making it.

Answer 5

You must be talking about Act III Scene 2 when the Nurse brings news of Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment. The Nurse is sufficiently incoherent that Juliet thinks that Romeo is dead, rather than Tybalt. As she acts under this misapprehension, which we know to be a misapprehension, there is a kind of dramatic irony, but not much of one, since she does not say things which appear ridiculous or incongruous to us as the audience who knows the truth.

Answer 6

The dramatic irony is that when Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead, she actually isn't dead.

Answer 7

It is ironic because she went a lot of effort to be with him, but finds him dead / dying in her tomb next to her. The fact her note didn't get to him is part of the drama.