It's interesting to note that the main concept that makes the plot engine run in Romeo and Juliet is ignorance. By this I mean that at one point or another in the play, virtually every major character is left to make decisions while unaware of a crucial piece of information. And the audience is left to squirm, laugh or cry, depending on the situation. (It could even be argued that ignorance is one of the play's themes, and that it's brought to our attention through dramatic rather than verbal means.) Of course, this device is commonly referred to as dramatic irony, i.e. when the audience knows more than the characters, but I think that in this play, it goes beyond that. I think we might need some new terminology here. Any suggestions?