Question

In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 5, what literary element is expressed by Juliet's lines?

"I'll to the friar to know his remedy: / If all else fail, myself have power to die."
A. Flashback
B. Foreshadowing
C. Tone
D. Symbol

Answer 1

Probably foreshadowing. It doesn't seem to be a flashback or symbolism. Tone doesn't seem right -- there doesn't seem to be an easily picked out tone. So, probably foreshadowing. We all know she dies in the end, here Shakespeare's just saying "hey, she might die, just so you know"