Act One of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare In Act 1, the audience are introduced to the major conflicts of the Capulets and Montagues, via the fighting of the servants. Whilst this is happening, Benvolio is convincing Romeo to take his mind off of the one he "loves," and go to the Capulet ball, however Romeo insists that he has eyes for no one except Rosaline, that is until he meets Juliet. It is important that the audience are able to make links to predict events because it helps them to feel involved in the play. Act 1 Scene 1 is set on a street in Verona, where we see two Capulet servants: Sampson and Gregory, who are bragging about their part in the feud with the Montagues. This is where we first see Shakespeare's use of puns and double meanings, for example we hear Gregory say "To move is to stir, to be valiant is to stand." They appear to be talking about courage, but "to stir" means to have sex and "to stand," means to have an erection, which also introduces Shakespeare's uses of Bawdy language, which becomes a major part of the Nurses character. This is a link to the rest of the play as it shows that bawdiness will be a part in the play. The Audience may feel that this is an unusual opening to the play, as it is humorous and fast paced, therefore the audience would probably know from the prologue "death-marked love" that it is a tragic storyline that would expect it to be slow paced and emotional. Sampson and Gregory are extremely casual in the first scene; "A dog of that house" shows that they believe they are stronger than they are as they call the Montagues dogs, which is an insult. When two Montague ... ... middle of paper ... ...that her "only love sprung from her only hate. Too early seen unknown, and known too late." Showing that she feels far too much for him to be able to stop the relationship. Juliet then hides her thoughts and feelings from the nurse and goes off to join her mother. In conclusion I think that there are a great deal of links between act 1 and the rest of the play that help to prepare the audience for the up and coming events. It gives a taster of the characters and their traits and shows the audience what will happen in the form of the contrast between fighting and love. The prologue gives away the storyline but still leaves the audience asking questions. Altogether, I believe that Shakespeare included links to the rest of the play in act 1 so that the Audience could get a feel for the play and become more involved.
The play also highlights the position of women in Elizabethan times. At the beginning of Act One we are introduced to Sampson and Gregory who are servants of the Capulet's and they are in the market place of Verona. They are messing around joking to each other and in the process puns are used such as collier, choler and collar. In the time this play was shown, this would have being considered very funny to the audience.
Throughout the play, there is a level of intensity that can be seen. Sound effects, lighting and props help make the story seem intensely realistic. It helped engage the audience's attention and emotions throughout the entire play. It is as though we are living vicariously through these characters. With these characters, there is a life lesson to be learned.
the opening scene of the play, as the readers later found out that he had
of the Capulet’s orchard. This is a brave thing to do, for, if he had
Act One, Scene Five of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most well known plays that there has ever been, and included in the play is the very famous line; 'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?' These legendary plays and lines show just how excellent Shakespeare's works are. William Shakespeare was born in 1564, died in 1616. In his lifetime he wrote thirty-seven plays in total and became a renowned playwright. 'Romeo and Juliet' was the second tragedy written, and it was probably written at about 1599, and was the second of his tragedies.
Capulet and Romeo Montague, face a bigger problem; forbidden love. Taking place in Verona, an ignorant Romeo first meets a childish Juliet at the Capulet’s party. Romeo and his kinsman, Benvolio, attend the party masked, searching for his first love, Rosaline. Coincidentally, Romeo meets Juliet, a new beauty, and falls in love with her not knowing the fact that she is a Capulet. The feud continues, leading one mistake after another, until both families realize their selfishness at the last minute. The unfortunate tragedy of two “star-crossed lovers” is ironically caused by the impetuosity of Romeo and Juliet themselves (Shakespeare 7).
Romeo and Juliet is a famous play that was first performed between 1594 and 1595, it was first printed in 1597. Romeo and Juliet is not entirely fictional as it is based on two lovers who lived in Verona. The Montague’s and Capulet’s are also real. Romeo and Juliet is one of the ten tragedies that William Shakespeare wrote. In this essay, I aim to investigate what act 1, scene1 makes you expect about the rest of the play.
reach into the ideas and themes of the play so we will have a good
Throughout Romeo and Juliet, love and hate are combined. However, even though they are combined, love still remains the principal theme in the play. Although in the play, the theme of hatred can be just as important and sometimes it intensifies the theme of love. For example, Romeo and Juliet’s love wouldn’t have been so extreme and powerful unless there was the hatred between the Montague’s and Capulet’s. We observe this from the very beginning of the prologue.
Scene 1 Act 1:Scene one opens with a fight on the streets of Verona between servants from the Montague and Capulet households. While attempting to stop the fight, Benvolio is drawn in by Tybalt. The heads of both houses (Montague and Capulet) arrive on the scene. Prince Escalus arrives and stops the fight, forbidding any further brawls.
Use of Humor in Romeo and Juliet & nbsp; Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. One. could give many reasons as to why this play became such a huge success, but one of the most important reasons could be the use of humour in the play. The main reason for doing this could be to relieve the tensions in the play. and to entertain and keep the Elizabethan audience interested. &
...des her love for Romeo, even from the Nurse. There is a high amount of uncertainty because the audience fear for Romeo and Juliet if their parents found out. Or will their love continue even though they now know that they are enemies.
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!
fit into the action of the play. For example in the Act II Chorus, we
In my opinion Act 1 Scene 1 is the most important scene of the play