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. We also
know Act 1, Scene 5 is dramatically effective because we are told when
Romeo and Juliet meet they will become:
‘Star crossed lovers’
We know it is doomed love because it also says:
‘Take their life’
‘Death-marked love’
The drama is built up before Romeo and Juliet meet. Romeo is keeping
to himself and prefers night to day. He is already in love with
someone else. Rosaline but she doesn’t feel the same. It is shown in
this quotation:
‘Well in hit you miss: She’ll not be hit with cupid’s arrow’
The audience is told that Paris wants to marry Juliet but her father
disagrees because he feels she is too young, however he invites Paris
to the party to win Juliet’s heart. This is shown by Capulet saying:
‘But woo her gentle Paris, get her heart,’
When Juliet is asked about marriage by Lady Capulet she feels
differently:
‘It is a honour that I dream not of.’
One of the ways Shakespeare makes this scene dramatically effective is
by making Romeo discover Rosaline has been invited to the Capulet
party. Benvolio urges Romeo to go and they decide to gatecrash the
party. ...
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...s as Juliet asks the name of two
other men before asking for Romeo’s. The audience feel they are being
played by this story unfolding, and are very effective dramatically.
There is dramatic irony as the nurse goes to find out Romeo’s name
Juliet says:
‘If he be married.’
The audience know that love can lead to marriage and that can
consequence in death for Juliet.
Juliet has a dramatic reaction when she finds out Romeo is a Montague:
‘My only love sprung form my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and
known too late!’
Juliet has fallen in love with Romeo an enemy of her father. There is
Dramatic irony that underlines the dramatic effect of the whole scene.
In this essay I have clearly shown the different ways in which
Shakespeare has made Act 1, Scene 5 dramatically effective throughout
the play.
of tune”, is a lark, not a nightingale and thus it are dawn and Romeo
However, due to his intrusion of the Capulet party in act one, scene five, it is Tybalt’s rage that jeopardizes Romeo’s well-being. This shows the intensity of Romeo’s love for Juliet, and how he cares more about seeing her than his own safety. For example, in act five, scene three, Romeo kills himself because he believes that Juliet is dead. Love made Romeo put himself in dangerous situations, and caused Juliet to go against what her parents wanted. This is important to the story because it is Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other that ends the feud.
The Dramatic Effectiveness of Act III Scene I of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this climatic central scene of the play Tybalt kills Mercutio (a close friend to Romeo.) Romeo kills Tybalt (his cousin in-law.) and is banished forever from Verona (where his wife- Juliet lives.). The audience are aware that Romeo and Juliet had fallen in love at the Capulet ball and have been married by the Friar Lawrence in the previous scene.
Dramatic Tension in Act Three, Scene One of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Although the plays of Shakespeare were written for a mixed audience, anyone watching Romeo and Juliet would appreciate the tension and drama in act three, scene one. It is unusual for two major characters to die so early on, but Shakespeare was a master playwright, and this is arguably his dramatic best. The scene opens with light humour from Mercutio and Benvolio, and follows on from the relaxed atmosphere of the previous scene, the wedding. Benvolio, however, is worried, and tries to persuade Mercutio to 'retire'. He talks of the days stirring 'the mad blood' of the family feud.
Dramatic Effect in Act Three Scene One of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. As soon as you read the opening lines of Act 3, Scene 1 you can tell. that they will soon be followed by violence and intensity although it is quite unexpected after the romantic and blissful wedding scene. Straight away, Shakespeare prepares us for conflict and brutality.
...rt”. She wants to see Romeo again so asks the Nurse to go to Friar Lawrence’s cell. Therefore the events of Act 3 Scene 1 strengthened Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, making them less able to live without each other. Had Shakespeare not used Act 3 Scene 1 to set up the rest of the play, Romeo and Juliet’s relationship would not have been intensified by the drama and trauma of the scene. It may have weakened as the exciting first phase of their relationship and marraige came to an end. If consiquently they were less in love with eachother, they may not have gone to such extreme lengths to be with eachother and may have not felt the need to end their own lives at the thought of living without their spouse. Act 3 Scene 1 has more effect on the future of the plot and the characters, therefore sets up the rest of the play substationally more than Act 1 Scene 5 does.
whether he was really in love with Rosaline, or did he just want to be
Juliet’s only love would be Romeo, and her only hate would be the Montagues and the feud that exists between his family and her family. Because of this, there is stigma in Juliet associating herself with Romeo. It is a misfortune, as expressed in the paradox, that Juliet is in love with someone who she is expected to hate.
William Shakespeare introduces the reader to one of the main characters, who is describing their love at a banquet. Shakespeare’s passage in Act 1 Scene 5 conveys a foreshadow of death, that affects the way Romeo thinks about love, in order to understand its divineness.
“We met, we woo'd and made exchange of vow, I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us to-day.” (Shakespeare II.III. 60). Romeo’s impulsiveness is clearly shown through this quote that he states. The reason for Romeo’s impulsiveness is because he just recently met Juliet and he decides to marry her very quickly. Also this quote reveals to the audience Romeo’s hamartia. Since he is too quick and rash it will inevitably lead him to his fatal death; and through this quote you could see where Romeo went wrong and how it will greatly affect him. Furthermore Romeo leads the audience to believe that he is just infatuated by Juliet’s looks; due to the fact he was strongly in love with Rosaline and then all of sudden falls in love with Juliet and forgets about Rosaline which he claimed to be his one and only love. “Young men’s love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.”(II.III.65). This quote that Friar Lawrence states planted into the readers mind that Romeo might not be truly in love but rather infatuated. This tragic play takes place in fair Verona where a quarrel between two families takes place due to an ancient grudge. Both families, Montague and Capulet hate each other with a great passion. Two lovers named Romeo and Juliet are both from the two opposing families and they love and marry each other in secret without their families knowing. Because of their impulsiveness and rash decisions it causes them to lead themselves to die a tragic death. Foil characters aid to heighten or highlight an attribute in another character which furthers the plot. Romeo is heightened and influenced by secondary characters that eventually brings out his hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis. These chara...
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.
Scene 5 Act 1:Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, and the servants arrive at the feast in masks. Capulet is there at the door to greet them. Capulet talks to his cousin about how long ago it was when they took part in a masque. Romeo sees Julies and falls in love with her immediately. Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice and is ready to fight. Capulet stops Tybalt and tells him to ignore Romeo for now and try to keep the peace. Romeo and Juliet keep talking and end up kissing, Nurse runs in the middle of them and tells Juliet to go find her mother immediately.
However, Juliet's transformation begins when she meets Romeo at the Capulet's ball. After the ball, Juliet speaks to herself and says, "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!" (Act I.5.152-153). This quote shows that Juliet is already falling in love with Romeo, despite the fact that he is a Montague, the sworn enemy of the Capulets.
When Romeo meets Juliet, he claimed to be immediately in love. Although he has been sulking over Rosaline, when he met Juliet, he states, “Did my heart love till now? forswear it sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Act 1.5 Lines 51-52). The entire time as he envisions love with Rosaline, it was all incoherent. Romeo’s impulsive attitude causes him to fall head over heels with Juliet, which begins the drama in this play.
The Significance of Act 3 Scene 5 in Relation to the Mood of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Act 3 scene 5 is significant because its right in the middle and therefore it is very critical. The mood of the play up to this scene is very happy and romantic. After this scene the mood changes, this makes this scene a turning point. The main themes of this play are love and hate and light and dark, which I shall talk about later.