Act 3 scene 5 is the most dramatic and significant part of the play, it is a crucial turning point of the play because the lovers are talking bout circumstances which could change (or take) their lives. Shakespeare uses language to describe the tragic actions and misunderstandings while foreshadowing their eventual death. The language throughout the play uses many powerful poetic phrases which stimulate strong images in our minds, the metaphors used contrast sharply from loving poetical language to dark images foreshadowing death. The beginning of the play also contrasts with the end because it starts off with the lovers enjoying each others company and ends with tragedy, pain and thoughts of suicide. The contrasts Shakespeare uses make the play very dramatic and cause the audience to become enthralled and captivated within the play. When the lovers are together at early hours of the morning they talk to each other using loving poetical language; “Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate-tree: believe me, love it was the nightingale.” They show their intimacy through vivid images and language, this image gives the audience a beautiful images of birds, singing and rare fruit trees (very rare in fact they are from from Persia). In ancient culture the pomegranate was said to grow in the garden of paradise (Islam) and also is said to symbolise the suffering and resurrection of Christ, It is even an important part of Greek mythology (The myth of Persephone) which is a story of death, Suffering and the underworld. So there is already contrasts from heavenly images of paradise to darkness and doom, the language used is extremely poetical and Shakespeare must have understood a great deal about world mythology. All this imag... ... middle of paper ... ...sperateness and leavers her only one last resort which is to consult the friar. All the characters make a large impact in the play but I think the biggest impact is made by Juliet, not just because she is the main character but because she shows a huge change of attitude and shows the strength of character she has. She shows her strong personality by being determined and not giving up no matter what the other characters put her through and also by her bravery to stand up to her father even if he is very powerful and determined to get his way. She is also has the will to lie to her mother and risks everything to get out of her situation. The effect the scene has on the audience is that it confirms their fate and set the lovers on a course where no matter what they do the people around them will not ever understand them until their death at the end of the play.
Shakespeare foreshadows the untimely deaths of the young lovers in numerous respects. A quote that supports this is:
Act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most dramatic of
The Role of Act 3 Scene 1 and Act 3 Scene 5 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare shows both the excitement and the dangers of first love using a range of structure and language devices to show how each character feels. He uses a wide range of metaphors to describe Romeo’s thoughts of Juliet and structures the play full of opposites and contrasts to show the light of love and the darkness of death and violence.
In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, his skillful use of figurative language takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions over a short period of time. Shakespeare’s rich character development illustrates how one’s affections can be dramatically altered in a matter of hours. Throughout the play, he uses the literary method of personification to show this change. When this method is used, it forces the reader to look at a character’s lines through different eyes, pushing them to see the deeper meaning. Personification is the literary device Shakespeare uses to express his own thoughts and views on the themes love as lust, clouded judgment, and death.
Shakespeare 's plays often include love in some major way. In some plays love can even be the themes of his plays, teaching us that love has a strong effect on people. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the main conflict in this play is about how the two lead male characters fell in love with the same girl, how fairs make the conflict worse overall. Shakespeare makes use of love to create great comedical effects in the play to make an interesting. Shakespeare also use Romance in Romeo and Juliet too, but, in this play, he use it to cause the serious source of conflict. He uses the ”star-crossed” lovers concept to make the protagonist fall in love with each other, even though they knew that they could never be together. In the end, every important character kills themselves because they cannot live without their lover. He teaches us that true love s just as dangerous as it is
Shakespeare’s eminent play, Romeo and Juliet, depicts the journey of Romeo and Juliet until their tragic death. The idea of fate is displayed throughout the play through the use of foreshadowing, suggesting that the outcome is predetermined from the prologue. The rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues influence the characters in the play deeply, creating peril in Verona. Furthermore, Romeo and Juliet’s excessive emotions cause the play to end in their inevitable deaths, which ends the “ancient grudge” between the “two households”. As the play progresses, the audience is presented with multiple possibilities as to how the unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet are influenced.
The Dramatic Effect of Act One Scene Five of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this essay I will explain how Act 1, Scene 5 is dramatically effective. Act 1, Scene 5 is the most important scene in the play because it is the scene where Romeo and Juliet first meet. This play is essentially about two families that are enemies, The Capulet’s and the Montague’s, Juliet is the daughter of Capulet and Romeo son of Montague during the play they fall in love. Right from the beginning the prologue tells us this play is a tragedy.
The play veers between love and hatred. The acts get more and more powerful until the death of the two protagonists. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet are redemptive. Shakespeare is very good at using different techniques to tell their story, all while centring the theme around love and
In conclusion, Shakespeare explains each character’s complex depth, motivation, and emotion through the use of juxtaposition and indirect characterization. Romeo’s struggle with shallowness is shown through juxtaposition as he proclaims true love, but determines it with his eyes. Juliet’s feelings of love and hate are explained through juxtaposition. Friar Laurence’s desire for peace between the families gives him motivation to marry Romeo and Juliet, but it indirectly causes more grief and sorrow along the way. Shakespeare finds ways to use juxtaposition and indirect characterization to bring characters to
Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two young, “star-crossed” lovers from feuding families, destined for disaster. The Capulets and the Montagues have an ancient grudge on one another that has been passed down over generations. Unfortunately, Romeo and Juliet end up victims of their families’ vicious loathing. Romeo and Juliet’s story has several intertwining themes such as the aforementioned hatred between the Capulets and Montagues and the revenge Romeo strives for after his friend Mercutio’s death. Also, the love and passion between Romeo and Juliet and the loyalty of Romeo and his friends. Honour and revenge also feature frquently throughout the play including Juliet’s pressure to honour her family, and the revenge Romeo sees as his duty when Tybalt kills Mercutio.
One of the main catalysts in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is powerful, uncontrollable emotions; love, hate, wrath, infatuation, and outrage are all apparent in the play and have a direct impact on the tragic events that unfold. In act one, scene two, the strongest emotions conveyed are those of despair, love and sincerity. Shakespeare uses imagery, figurative language and powerful vocabulary to convey these emotions to the audience.
In Conclusion conflict is experienced through-out this scene, particularly in Capulet’s language from his sarcasm, threats (both physical and verbal) and various insults towards both his daughter and Nurse which makes Juliet suffer from internal conflict. Act 3 Scene 5 reveals how women in the patriarchal society really did get treated, not having much power at all. I think that this scene motivates Juliet’s fate and structures the whole play.
Countless people all around the world are familiar with the idea of the famously tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. Their heart wrenching love story has been an inspiration for many literature pieces throughout various genres and later cinematic works of art. The young couple was not only memorable for their passionate, devoted love, but also the tragic events that ultimately lead to their death. One aspect of the play that has a strong impact on the audience is Shakespeare’s use of charismatic and compelling language seen throughout the play. The unique personality traits used to describe Romeo and Juliet allows many to relate to the young lovers. Shakespeare’s use of descriptive language, allows the audience to understand the societal expectations, beliefs, and values set out for the men and women of Verona, Italy. Romeo’s character, however, can be been seen defying these expectations and also
Shakespeare craftily uses music and poetry to guide the audience through the play and give them an inkling of what is to come, if the audience chooses to play close attention. However, it is not always clear what the song means and, depending on the character delivering the song or poem, comes off as more comedic than meaningful to the performance. By the end of the play, the audience has accepted that music and poetry are just as much themes in the play as disguise and love, but are blended so painstakingly that neither poetry or love overshadow anything in the performance.