Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' is a good example of a revenge
tragedy. Where the two main characters are star crossed lovers. They
are unable to tell anyone as their families have a feud with one
another. The scene I will be discussing is important to the play as a
whole as it includes conflict, love and tragedy.
Act 1 scene 1, is very similar to act 3 scene 1 in many ways.
Shakespeare has done this to create tension between the two scenes, as
the audience will expect a fight from this scene reflecting the first
one. The prince has to intervene in both but in the first he gives a
warning 'your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace'. The audience
is now aware of this statement. Also to add to this the scenes are
both set in public places, with both Benvolio and Tybalt included.
Benvolio is still very aware of the consequences and tries to be the
peace maker, where as Tybalt still wants to fight again.
The scene is placed in public places both times which shows us how
they are affecting the public and that they are unafraid of fighting
whilst well aware of the princes' speech. This adds tension to the
rest of the play as the audience have acknowledged and remembered the
princes' words, as well as the scenes before.
Within the scene tension is built as most things are repeated from the
first scene, in which there is fight, light hearted banter is used to
start the scene. And when Benvolio states 'It's a hot day, mad blood
is stirring' this is quite alarming as the audience now know something
is going to happen. Being exposed in a public place adds to the
tension as the audience remember princes' warning words, 'your lives
shall pay the forfeit'. The dramatic irony in the scene is most tense
as only the audience are aware of Romeo and Juliet's marriage which
makes the audience anxious and no one knows how both the audience and
Act 1 scene 3 and Act 3 scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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
Act II scene i of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is a scene in which a lot is revealed. In this scene Polonius sends his servant, Reynaldo, to France to see Laertes and also to spy on him. As Reynaldo is on his way out, Ophelia comes into the scene and she is very distraught. She explains to Polonius that Hamlet had confronted her in a very unkempt state. Hamlet had grabbed her wrist and held her there for a few moments and then sighed. In this entire encounter Hamlet did not speak. Polonius is convinced that Hamlet is madly in love with Ophelia and that in addition to Polonius forcing Ophelia to distance herself from Hamlet is that is the reason for this encounter. The scene ends with Polonius going to see Claudius of his idea. This scene shows evidence of dramatic irony because Polonius is convinced that Hamlet is mad because he is in love with Ophelia but the audience knows that Hamlet is only pretending to be mad.
We learn the feud has been going on for some time, yet we never learn
and not that he did this by his own choice. With this metaphor of a
Juliet's Feelings in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The act and scene we are analysing is a very important one. This is because of the way Juliet reacts towards the events that face her in this part of the story. This scene is the ultimate example to tell us how Juliet thinks, feels and reacts towards Romeo. Not only is it one of the most interesting parts of the story but it is the most exciting scene, truly we can explore how and why Juliet reacts in the ways she does.
of a peacemaker in the play, he says in the play “Part fools! Put up
On a symbolic level there is a sense that something is not right and w
The Way Juliet Feels in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
better of him. He doesn't even know her name and he believes he is in
to a blurb on a book or a film trailer. The prologue sets the scene, "
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.
Act 3 Scene 3 Of Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 is a perfect example of Romeo's despondent persona. The events that take place in Friar Laurence's cell occur right after Romeo's marriage to Juliet. Romeo's devastation by the news that he is to be banished from Verona after murdering Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, had led him to seek guidance from Friar Laurence. Although this may seem understandable, Romeo is melodramatic and gives the impression that he is an over-the-top teenager. He illustrates this when he says; "Ha, banishment!
In my opinion Act 1 Scene 1 is the most important scene of the play