How Shakespeare Conveys the Impression of Speed in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare conveys the impression of speed in 'Romeo and Juliet' in many different ways; he uses it to create an atmosphere of high dramatic tension. Not only is the plot swiftly written but also the text between characters is sharp and punctual. The play is set throughout four days, this immediately shows how quick and direct the writing is, even within four days Shakespeare manages to pack the short space of time full of dramatic action and emotions. He does this all without making the play so fast that is becomes brief, he keeps the speed high but also does the same to the attention to detail. During the play the speech between characters emphasises the general speed of the writing, quick and sharp responses adds a certain edge to the play. The speech is a main factor in how Shakespeare conveys the impression of speed; by increasing the pace of speech he automatically increases the tempo and intensity of the entire play. In the quote below servants from different houses are arguing, this quote shows how the pace of speech enhances the intensity of the performance. 'Benvolio: Tybalt, the kinsmen to old Capulet, hath sent a letter to his father's house. Mercutio: a challenge, on my life Benvolio: Romeo will answer it Mercutio: Any man that can write may answer a letter Benvolio: Nay, he will answer the letter's master, how he dares, being dared' As you can see from the quotation above, the speech is rapid and every response is quick and sharp, but not every character is used as a catalyst towards the plays speed. The friar; I believe is used in the play to portray the contrast between slow and fast, his lifestyle is slow and easy, and remains so even while the frantic events are happening around him he remains in his normal steady paced frame of mind. Mercutio; I see as the opposite of the friar, he is a witty aggressive
Romeo is in a rush to fall in love, and in a rush to die when there is a problem. Juliet rushes into love with Romeo, and rushes into death when she cannot be with him. And Friar Laurence is impulsively doing his job and helping anyone who asks, before considering the consequences of his
...till been alive. Finally, Romeo's haste is responsible for his own death. He uses poison saying, "Here's to my love. O true apothecary, /Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die," (IIIII, III, 123-124). Romeo wanted to die quickly and did not waste any time buying the poison after figuring out that Juliet was dead. In conclusion, Romeo's haste was a major part of the tragedy because if Romeo had taken a step back, a lot wouldn't have happened.
Hot-tempered, ill-minded, and fight prone. Also known as Tybalt Capulet. Evidence of Tybalt's temper and sharp personality are found within sayings, actions, and occasional thoughts throughout the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet. These pieces of evidence at found not only in Tybalt himself, but by the friends and family that surround him.
“It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which cloth cease to be Ere on can say it lightens.” Says Juliet in the play written by Shakespeare “The Tradegy of Romeo and Juliet”.In Romeo and Juliet the death of the “star crossed lovers” could be blamed on Friar Lawrence and Romeo because of their rapidity and lack of common sense. Even though, Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris, Friar Lawrence and Romeo should be blamed because they both acted with haste.
over her. He is also at times a little irrational when he takes on the
Shakespeare's Use of Language to Show the Relationship Between Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses a lot of similes, metaphors and imagery to describe the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Some of the language he uses is very sexual and intimate. In act 2 scene 2 Shakespeare shows how Romeo and Juliet are falling in love with one another and the use of his language shows the power of their love. The very first line of the scene Romeo says, “He jests at scars that never felt a wound.” Romeo is talking about Mercutio joking about something he has never felt.
Language and Dramatic Devices in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Introduction Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is known as a love tragedy. features many rhymed verses, especially when Romeo and Juliet first. speak.
“Wise men say only fools rush in”, Elvis Presley’s lyric in “Can’t help falling in love”. “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” These quotes are from modern life and Romeo and Juliet. They both say the wise go slow and fools rush into love. When a person rushes into love, it means they don not take the time to think if their feelings are love or like. Rushing into love is not smart at all. When people take their time in a relationship, it is a good choice because they can learn more about the person to make sure the person is a good match for them. In Romeo and Juliet they were too young and immature, and in modern life it is a smart choice to wait and learn about a person.
... David Kortemeier depicts his earnest but ineffectual Friar Lawrence with dry humor and real fondness for Romeo. Shakespeare briskly paces the concluding scenes. He emphasizes the swiftness of events and multiplying misfortunes rather than lingering on moments as he had done with earlier sequences. This approach works welI in evoking the rapidity of the tragedy, but it deprives the play of some of its power. For example, Romeo's dying kiss with Juliet is followed immediately, almost comically, by the entrance of the Friar, well before the tragic nature of the double-suicide has had a chance to be fully absorbed. Nevertheless this production is effective drama, due especially to directorial prowess and a slew of rich supporting perfommances.
Shakespeare uses language to demonstrate Romeo's feelings towards Rosaline, using oxymorons. He presents Romeo's feelings of conflict, and befuddlement, by the quote: "serious vanity". In this sense, the word "vanity" means foolishness, which is the opposite of being serious. He's fallen profoundly in love, and even though he knows that such passion is ludicrous, for it takes such control over his emotions, he continues pining after her. He spews out a bunch of oxymoron's, to show his inner turmoil, with his affections, to the one he could never have. This can also mean that he's trying to stop loving her, because he knows that she doesn't even acknowledge his presence. His pride is hurt, by that fact, because love is surely supposed to be requited, right? But, the thing
Shakespeare sets the fight on a very hot day. This gives us passion and tiredness. Benvolio says that he and Mercutio should “retire” because “the Capels are abroad, and if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl” because “these hot days is the mad blood stirring”. The technique used here is dramatic irony, as the audience know that there will be a fight. There are more examples of dramatic irony in this scene. Mercutio says “we should have none shortly or one would kill the other”. The audience know that this is actually the case, that death will soon happen in the play. We also know that Romeo is now married to Juliet, and that is why he is not returning Tybalt’s banter. Romeo says “I do protest I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise till thou shalt know the reason of my love”, telling Tybalt that he loves him, but that all will become clear later. Unfortunately, there is no later for
In the first act of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the theme of transience can easily be related to the daily life of a major part of society in the 21st century. In Romeo and Juliet, after Romeo’s love has been turned down by Rosaline, Mercutio and Benvolio take him to a party at the Capulet’s, uninvited. While at the party, Romeo finds himself dancing with a beautiful maiden-who turns out to be a Capulet-in whom he falls in love with and ends up kissing. This series of events can be aligned with the theme of transience due to the fact that Romeo had not even gotten over the fact that the woman that he loved had sworn to a life a chastity before the party, he fell in love with a woman whose identity was unknown to him at the time.
Shakespeare uses time to show that all things are meant to happen at their own time and place. People tend to consider time as stationary. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the characters are constantly trying to rush time in their urgency. This movement of time results in tragic ends, in which we learn that time and fate go hand in hand: neither one is meant to be tampered with.
unclean.” and at the end of the play "For never was a story of more
Through the flaws in the characterization of his characters, Shakespeare allows their weakness to manipulate and cloud their judgment. This fundamentally leads to the outcome of Romeo and Juliet, with each weakness presenting a conflict that alters the characters fate. Being especially true with the star-crossed lovers, William Shakespeare leads their perfect love into tragedy with these conflicts. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt all contribute to conflicts that enhance the plot. From destructive flaws in their characterizations, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt are all consequently controlled by their weakness, therefore affecting the outcome of the play.