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At the begining of II.vi - shortly before he marries Juliet - Romeo has the lines:

Do thou but close our hands with holy words

Then love-devouring Death do what he dare.

Romeo is just talking of course: he says that if he can have one night of passion with Juliet, he doesn't care if he dies right after that.

Romeo will have one night of passion, and he will die soon after that (so will Juliet).

Romeo dares Death to 'do his worst'. Death accepts the dare.

When we say something carelessly, but it turns out to be bitterly true, this is often termed dramatic irony.

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