Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

A turning point in the play Romeo and Juliet is in act 3 seen 1 when

Romeo kills Tybalt, because Mercutio's and Tybalt's death influence

the future events in the play, there is a change in Romeo's fortune,

behaviour which leads to tragedy. Shakespeare introduces fear and

tension that continues till the end of the play and increases the pace

of the play and the audience's suspense.

On the Monday afternoon not long after Romeo had married Juliet

Mercutio and Benvolio are out on the streets of Verona. Benvolio's

opening speech 'good Mercutio, lets retire, the day is hot and the

Capulets abroad and if we meet, we shall not scape a brawl' adds to

the audiences suspense by telling the audience that all the conditions

are ready for a fight and also he is warning Mercutio that the

Capulets are also walking the streets. Benvolio is so concerned about

them meeting the Capulets because of the Princes threat to execute

anyone who disturbs the peace and Mercutio's is in the to start a

fight I can tell this because Mercutio's conversation is all about

quarrelling so the audience expects a fight.

When Tybalt arrives on the scene he is quite friendly to Mercutio,

Benvolio and the other Montague's because he only wants to fight Romeo

because in Act 1 Scene 5 Tybalt feels that he has been made a fool of

at the Capulets party in the Capulets mansion and he is looking for

Romeo because he wants to fight him to get his own back, but when

Romeo arrives on the scene after he has married Juliet he is talking

to Tybalt as if he was one of his own family, there is dramatic irony

in this part of ...

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... is dead and not long after Romeo had killed himself Juliet wakes up

and sees Romeo dead on the floor so she takes his dagger and kills

herself just so she can be with Romeo.

The changes in Romeos character and behaviour are brought about by the

prince's sentence at Romeos trial by the two families arguing over

Romeos fate the Capulets want Romeo dead because he killed Tybalt but

the Montague's are Arguing that Romeo was just keeping up the law

Tybalt killed Mercutio so Romeo killed Tybalt but in the end the

princes verdict was that Romeo should be banished. Romeo took this

sentence really badly this verdict means that Romeo and Juliet cannot

be together, Juliet takes the death drug; fate stops the letter

reaching Romeo, Paris dies outside Juliet's crypt, Romeo and Juliet's

death and the re union of the two families,

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