The Dramatic Impact of Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet
The dramatic impact of Act 3, Scene 1 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is quite a
large one, it is the scene where everything starts to go downhill for
Romeo, as it is the scene where Mercutio dies, and Romeo seals his
fate. He does this by fighting, then killing one of his new family
members, Tybalt, in revenge of killing Mercutio. At hearing the news
of this the Prince Escalus, a kinsman of Mercutio, decides not to kill
Romeo, but banish him, to Mantua, which sends him away from his wife,
and his family.
This scene is quite a contrast to the previous one, whereas the
previous one was happy, because Romeo and Juliet were married in
secret by Friar Lawrence, who said that their marriage would end the
feud,
‘FRIAR LAWRENCE: These violent delights have violent ends,
And in their triumph die like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume.’
Friar Lawrence states here that the feud will die like a fire, it will
be snuffed out as Romeo and Juliet kiss. But, in fact in this scene
the feud deepens. It starts off with Mercutio and Benvolio joking
around, with Benvolio telling Mercutio to go back home, because the
Capulets are about, and they might get into a brawl, and Mercutio
replies using his wit, asking how Benvolio, a man who could get into a
fight with anyone, over almost anything, could lecture him about not
getting into a quarrel with someone. Next follows the scene in which
Tybalt enters, and asks for Romeo, but everything that he says,
Mercutio finds another meaning for it and uses his words against him.
‘TYBALT : Mercutio, thou consortest with Romeo.
MERCUTIO: Consort?
Benvolio's eagerness to flee is shown in the line, 'I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire.' He makes a big effort to persuade Mercutio to go home as the heat will make them very agitated and there will be a shorter tolerance of each other if they meet the Capulets. Benvolio's explanation of this is shown in the line, "For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring. " Benvolio believes they would have no chance against the Capulets, as shown in the line, And if we meet we shall not escape a brawl.
He may not want to leave because he isn’t worried about the Capulets because he is not a Montague. From the outset of the scene the anticipation of a fight raises the tension. Mercutio incites Benvolio and teases him light heartedly ‘thou art as hot as a Jack’. The audience and Mercutio both know that Benvolio is n... ... middle of paper ... ...
Mercutio: Menî–¸ eyes were made to look, and let them gaze. I will not budge for no manî–¸ pleasure, I. This is just a small sampling of crime and violence versus peace and law. Later in this scene, Mercutio challenges Tybalt in a duel, then when Mercutio is slain, Romeo goes on to challenge Tybalt, killing him. If Mercutio, Tybalt and Romeo would have listened to Benvolio, the fights would have not occurred, and the outcome of the play would be changed. An example of love versus hate occurs through the relationship Romeo and Juliet and the hate between their families.
The friar wanted to unite the two families and he sees this marriage as a way to end the "ancient grudge". "For this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households' rancour to pure love. " The audience are also aware that Tybalt had issued a challenge to Romeo, unknown to Romeo, because he hadn't returned home after the ball. Tybalt, a Capulet, had seen Romeo at the feast and vowed to take revenge at this insult to his family pride. Mercutio and Benvolio fear for Romeo's life because he is no match for Tybalt, an experienced swordsman.
Benvolio starts the scene, by telling Mercutio to go indoors because the day is hot, the Capels are abroad, and if we meet we shall not. scape a brawl. This immediately creates tension and is dramatic. effective because we already know that fighting is banned in Verona. streets and would lead to greater consequences.
big this party is going to be and how many people are invited by the
play just in the opening, so we know what is going to happen from the
Juliet's Feelings in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The act and scene we are analysing is a very important one. This is because of the way Juliet reacts towards the events that face her in this part of the story. This scene is the ultimate example to tell us how Juliet thinks, feels and reacts towards Romeo. Not only is it one of the most interesting parts of the story but it is the most exciting scene, truly we can explore how and why Juliet reacts in the ways she does.
The Way Juliet Feels in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
(CLOSING STATEMENTS) With his audacious nature, Romeo kills Tybalt in a challenge and later kills himself, which causes significant problems in the plot. Unfortunately, as a result of Romeo’s actions, Juliet stabs herself with his dagger because she no longer wants to live in a world without him. Along with Romeo, Mercutio is another character who makes poor decisions based on his overdramatic personality and tendency to disagree with Benvolio's way of thinking. These two choices cause characters around Mercutio to not take him seriously, and for this reason, he later dies in the play. Although Mercutio’s actions impact the storyline, Friar Laurence’s choices primarily cause the play to become such a tragedy. For instance, his poor decisions to marry Romeo and Juliet and flee Juliet’s tomb eventually cause the couple’s love for one another to become inseparable, and they take their lives at the end of the plot. (CLINCHER) As the readers delve deeper into Romeo and Juliet and unravel what went wrong, they will begin to realize that the decisions made by the characters created catastrophic
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.
After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly, Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly, this led to the death of Mercutio.
This is before Romeo becomes broken-hearted by Rosaline, and is infatuated with Juliet. During the play itself, Act 3 Scene 3 is mostly typical of Romeo's behaviour throughout. Although for some parts Romeo conducts himself in a more mature manner, he mostly acts exactly what he is - a love struck teenager.
This scene is the turning point, as it affects many things later on in the play, i.e. Juliet kills herself as she cannot see Romeo any more. I will be, in my essay explaining the dramatic effects of language, themes, characters and their actions, historical and social context, dramatic devices and finally audience response in Act 3 Scene 1. This play isn't an original idea, Shakespeare actually took this from Arthur Brooks poem, it was originally called 'Romeus and Juliet' written in 1562. Shakespeare cleverly rewrote the poem and made it much more of a success than Brooke's poem, because Brooks poem was extremely boring. Shakespeare was a genius, and made it powerfully vivid.
The Significance of Act 3 Scene 5 in Relation to the Mood of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet