" 'I shall be seeing him, talking to him, telling him' (for she had come with her mind made up) 'that I like him-more than anybody I've ever known' " (174).
"The Savage was reading Romeo and Juliet aloud-reading (for all the time he was seeing himself as Romeo and Lenina as Juliet) with an intense and quivering passion" (184).
The above set of quotes from chapter twelve is an example of dramatic irony. Both characters like each other. John likes Lenina but is not sure if he could like a Savage so he is always shying away from Lenina. Lenina likes John but is convinced he does not like her back because he avoids her. Readers; however, are aware that the feelings are mutual because of these two quotes that are not spoken to the other character. It is ironic because readers know that John and Lenina like each other and are rooting them on to just tell each other already. The purpose of the dramatic irony is to let readers into the mind of each character. The dramatic irony is effective because readers know something that the characters don't, so the readers are drawn to see how everything will turn out when everything is said and done. It leaves us with suspense going into the next chapter.
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