Question

What literary device is being employed here?
. . . . . .here will I remain With worms that are thy chambermaids; O! here Will I set up my everlasting rest, And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last! (V. iii. 111-115)
a)Irony; Romeo thinks that killing himself is defying fate. Instead he is fulfilling it. b)Paradox; Romeo is young, yet he complains of his "world-wearied flesh."
c)Allusion; Romeo's reference to the "inauspicious stars" alludes directly to a Greek myth.
d)Motif; the motif of time and perspective is being used in an attempt to "freeze" time.

Answer 1

a)Irony; Romeo thinks that killing himself is defying fate. Instead he is fulfilling it

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Irony; Romeo thinks that killing himself is defying fate. Instead he is fulfilling it.

Explanation:

Romeo trusts that Juliet is dead and is by what he supposes is her tom. He wishes to stay there, with Juliet, rejoined in death. "Sleep" is regularly used to mean demise, and housekeepers are the hirelings who take care of the chamber, or room. Along these lines, Juliet has gone to her everlasting rest in the earth, so her bed will be made prepared by the animals that live in the earth - the worms.