MONTAGUE: But I can give thee more:
For I will raise her statue in pure gold;
That while Verona by that name is known,
There shall no figure at such rate be set
As that of true and faithful Juliet.
CAPULET: As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie;
Poor sacrifices of our enmity!
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3. One of the best examples of situational irony in the play takes place at the end when peace breaks out between the warring Capulets and Montagues. The deaths of their children Romeo and Juliet brings about the death of the their long-standing feud. In this passage Lord Montague and Lord Capulet promise that they will raise gold statues to honor "true and faithful Juliet" and Romeo to mark the love between them.