Act III Scene V - This is a very important scene. Select and comment on
key moments for the audience in this scene. What are some of the differences
in attitudes between then and now?
Act III Scene V
This is a very important scene. Select and comment on key moments for
the audience in this scene. What are some of the differences in
attitudes between then and now?
Romeo and Juliet are waking up together after there first night of
being man and wife. The beginning of this scene is very important
because it shows the readers how much Romeo and Juliet actually love
each other, they do not want to sep. Juliet begins by suggesting that
they have been awakened by the nightingale and therefore it must still
be night:
"Believe me love, it was the nightingale."
However Romeo introduces an element of tension, which alerts the
audience to the precariousness of their situation. This is shown when
Romeo says
"I must be gone and live, or stay and die."
Romeo's use of the word "die" emphasises for the audience the danger
that he is in.
Juliet persists that the morning has not yet arrived and so Romeo
should not be in a hurry to leave yet:
"Yon light is not daylight, I know it, I."
Romeo responds in a content manor, he says
"I am content, so thou wilt have it so
Come death, and welcome, Juliet wills it so."
This shows the audience how much he loves Juliet and is willing to die
if she wills him to stay. The use of the word death is ironic due to
the happenings later on in the story.
This willingness of Romeo to stay makes Juliet rethink and she changes
her mind, urging Romeo to keep his life and leave before he is seen.
"It is, it is, hie hence, be gone, away." The pace of Juliet's speec...
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Romeo departs, but instead he uses his time to show what is felt
between them.
The second key moment is where Lady Capulet enters Juliet's room and
sees that Juliet is in distress. I believe that this is an important
moment for the audience because it shows that Juliet has decided to
keep her marriage to Romeo a secret and by introducing the play on
words with Romeo, revenge and love shows how Juliet deals with this
secret.
The last key moment that I have picked out in this scene is where the
Lord Capulet shows his disgrace for the disobedience of his daughter.
I believe that this shows the character of Lord Capulet. I think it
shows how strong Lord Capulet is in the Capulet family and how
offended he is when defied. It also shows the difference between
opinions of society of arranged marriages in Elizabethan times
compared with modern day.
Act 1 scene 3 and Act 3 scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
of tune”, is a lark, not a nightingale and thus it are dawn and Romeo
Individuals’ right to keep and bear arms in self-defense should be further restricted. For example, George Zimmermann – neighborhood watch citizen responsible for the teenager Treyvon Martin’s death
Act One of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The play Romeo and Juliet is set in "fair Verona" in Italy. Shakespeare based his play on a poem by Brooke and brought it to the theatres in 1595. Although the play is set in Italy many things mentioned could be found in Elizabethan England, for example the Capulet's party. This suggests to me that Shakespeare had little knowledge of Italian life and culture.
of the Capulet’s orchard. This is a brave thing to do, for, if he had
this scene and the end of Act 1 Scene 4. The last scene ended on a
better of him. He doesn't even know her name and he believes he is in
The stand your ground law states that it is a form of self-defense that gives people the ability to use deadly force to defend themselves. This is not the main issue with people who disregard the stand your ground law. Peoples distaste for the law stems from how the stand your ground law is used. What I mean by this is that some states have different meanings and interpretations of how the stand your ground law can/is used. The rulings that have rooted the stand your ground law in the United States currently allows forty six states in America to use this as a reasonable defense. (Shapiro,2013) So, where did this all start from? Over a hundred years ago in Indiana Runyon vs State took place. It stated that the way that the American people think does not allow for them to follow a rule which tells them to retreat, but the person being assaulted or threatened cannot be at fault if they are in the right spot at the right time. Thus, allowing him to defend himself using force which in turn lets him exercise his right to self-defense. The reason that the laws of retreat were enacted dates back to the old British law when the deadly weapons used were swords, this was because swords would allow the defense to retreat lessening the amount of blood spilled during the altercation. British law reflects a “deference to the constabulary,” by which the King owed a duty of protection to his subjects. That’s obviously not part of our tradition.(Shapiro, 2013) Despite what gun prohibitionists claim, the no-retreat rule has deep roots in American law. At the Supreme Court, SYG dates to the unanimous 1895 case of Beard v. United States, in which Justice John Harlan affirmed the right to armed self-defense. (Weaver,2008) It is hard to talk about...
...he fear of prosecution. The problem with “Stand Your Ground” is that it “provides a rock-solid defense to paranoid trigger happy bigot cowboys armed with deadly force.”
Stand your ground is a subject that has been plastered in many community’s backyards across the nation, a subject that has left many senseless killings. Self-defense has two laws that represent and explains the two perspectives of views. The Castle Doctrine laws strengthen the right to self-defense by eliminating the duty to retreat from a threat in one’s own home or on one’s own property, so when one build on that concept they come up with stand your ground laws which extends the Castle Doctrine, any place where a person has the right
Act 3 Scene 3 as the Turning Point of the Play Othello by William Shakespeare
Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet There are several strong cases for Act 3 scene 5 being the pivotal, most important and significant scene in the play. To begin with, it is the last time that Romeo and Juliet are together, alive and well, after this scene Romeo goes to Manchua, and returns only to be near Juliet to die. Until this scene the audience will be convinced that Juliet has a very strong relationship with Nurse, they are obviously a lot closer than Juliet and her mother are, and Juliet relies on Nurse for advice and support. During Art three scene five, the audience's perception of Nurse changes, and Juliet no longer looks to her for support.
In my opinion Act 1 Scene 1 is the most important scene of the play
In Act 3 Scene 3 (the scene following on from the one in question) the