Juliet in act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Juliet in act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

One of the most famous plays written by Shakespeare is 'Romeo and

Juliet' which was written in the 16th century. The play evolves around

these two characters. It is about love, hate and honour of two

families-the Montague's and Capulet's. The feud between these two

families has been going on for so long that they have currently forgot

what they are fighting over.

The two characters Romeo and Juliet both suffer from tragic

circumstances, I will go into more detail further on in the essay.

There are also a few more characters that have a major role in this

play. They are Benvolio, Mercutio, Tybalt, Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet

and the nurse.

Act three scene five is the part of the play that I will be

concentrating on.

A lot of things have escalated just before the scene, Mercutio

(Romeo's cousin) has been murdered, this leads to Romeo going after

Tybalt and killing him. For killing Tybalt, Romeo has been banished

from Verona, he goes and stays in Mantua after saying goodbye to

Juliet. Capulet then gives his word to Paris that he can marry Juliet,

however Juliet has already married Romeo for love.

For someone in Juliet's position marrying for love in the 16th century

would be seen as disrespectful and the family name and honour would be

at risk. Rich people often would get married to another rich and

respected family; they were a lot like business deals. Act three is

where most of William Shakespeare's plays start to get more exciting

and full of tension. Just before scene five has already started the

dramatic tension is at its peak

The scene then st...

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... eles fails, myself has power to die."

At this point Juliet is alone, Speaking to the audience. She is so

depressed and unhappy by this situation that if frier lawrence doen't

know what to do, Juliet might consider killing herself.

I believe that this part of the play had the most tension in.

Shakespeare is also very clever by using different kind of methods to

make the audience feel sympathetic towards Juliet. The main part of

this scene that suddenly makes Juliet unhappy is when she is told that

she has to marry Paris. She dosen't have a say in this. When Juliet

was told that she had to marry Paris, she was already crying for

Romeo. Juliet is only fourteen and had to lie to her parents and go

along with what they were saying. I think that Shakepeare has suceeded

in making the audience feel sympathetic for Juliet.