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Verbal irony in Julius Caesar could be: "... and Brutus is an honourable man."
Situational irony in Macbeth could be: right after Macbeth kills Duncan, he believes that he is now king, but must then continue killing people to keep himself in power.
When Caesar states that Brutus is honourable, it is ironic because the audience already knows that Brutus is not honourable as he is planning to stab Caesar on the Ides of March.
Situational irony is whenever something that is not the expected outcome occurs. This is shown in Macbeth because after killing Duncan, many more die due to Macbeth's fear that they will turn against him or harm him in the .