The Effectiveness of the Dramatic Techniques Used in Act One Scene Five in Romeo and Juliet
The scene’s overall place in the play is crucially important as this
is when the “two star crossed lovers” first meet. It changes their
lives forever because the two are now committed to each other and
begin to take a stand against the on-going family feud. The rest of
the play then develops from Act 1 Scene 5 as it shapes the whole plot.
In Elizabethan theatre the common genre of tragedy usually meant that
either the hero or heroine died which was full of irony and considered
a tragic waste. In those days it was very fashionable and Shakespeare
wrote many plays such as Hamlet and Julius Caesar written using a
similar concept of tragedy. However this play of “Romeo and Juliet” is
unusual because both characters die which increases the sense of waste
as two young lives have ended. Overall in this specific scene,
Shakespeare has set out to achieve a dramatic emotional meeting
between the lovers, and put it into the context of the family feud so
that the tragedy is already foreshadowed.
The themes and techniques which are characteristic of Romeo and Juliet
are clearly illustrated in Act 1 Scene 1. The main themes in the play
are love, family, conflict and death. Like many other plays it is
built on contrast, such as youth against age and also love against
hate. Shakespeare builds it so that opposites collide all the time
which forms a central dramatic technique. Other key dramatic
techniques include the use of contrast, structure, interaction between
the main characters, differences in the style of verse, dramatic irony
and imagery created b...
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...ggest impact of this scene is on the audience, mainly
because of the fact that they probably know from previous knowledge
that at some point or other Romeo is going to meet Juliet, and from
that moment onwards, the plot will develop. Right from the beginning
of the play tension is mounting up as the scene is progressing closer,
and when it arrives I am sure that it grasps the audience’s full
attention because they want to witness the meeting that will
eventually lead the two lovers to their death. As I have said before,
many contrasts and issues are displayed which makes it all the more
dramatic and exciting to watch. This scene forms a very strong
relationship with the rest of the play for the reason that it is all
shaped around Act 1 Scene 5 so therefore I would conclude that it is
the most crucial scene in the play.
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