Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
In what ways is Act 3 scene 1 one of the key and
Most dramatic scenes of ‘Romeo & Juliet’
In Shakespeare’s dramatic and often ironic plays, there always seems
to be a point were it all turns around, were the play starts to go
down into sadness and tragedy. And where the jokes are darkened into a
serious scene where Mercutio’s words will be over, analysing how the
language and character of Romeo begins to change. The theme also
changes; where the minds of the two lovers start to stir wildly, and
get lost from what to do. In this play you realise how the whole
panorama is turned around from love, hope and affection, where the
scene is mainly controllably smooth, humorous and is at ease, to a
dramatic, blood shedding, and very tragic scene; it is were all the
tension of the play is changed, and language begins to twist. This is
the point were everything starts going down into shadows.
Prior to Act three scene one; in the balcony scene (Act two scene two)
were Romeo finds Juliet and says he loves her, it is in that scene
were Shakespeare shows how much Romeo and Juliet are in love. In that
scene there is also dramatic irony, because when Juliet is calling for
Romeo she does not know he is there listening to what she says but the
audience can see it all, and know that Romeo is listening to what she
is saying. In this scene Shakespeare also makes it joyful and
blissful, were Romeo is feeling happy and very in love.
Then play begins to have a little stir, when it comes to Act 3 Scene
1, in the beginning of this scene the audience would already start to
feel something coming. Prior to act 3 scene 1, is the marriage scene,
Romeo and Juliet were just married, and the audience would expect a
depressing situation to happen that can ruin their marriage.
The universal theme of hate and close-mindedness presents itself in
