The Dramatic Significance of Act 3, Scene 1 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The Dramatic Significance of Act 3, Scene 1 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, one of the most famous love stories ever written. It

is a typical love story, girl meets boy, and they like each other, but

they had distinctive troubles, as their families were feuding, thus

they are unable to see each other.In this play though, there is a

difference, it has dramatic significance. Dramatic significance is

when the play has depth and meaning, which influences the rest of the

story. Romeo kills Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, which results in Romeo

being banished from Verona. 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 Elizabethans used descriptive language instead of

technology, as they did not have sufficient technology to do this.

Fate was used in everyday life, and most Elizabethans, believed in it.

Before this scene, Romeo said that he loved Rosaline, and that he

couldn't get her out of his head. This is why Mercutio and Benvolio

decide to take him to the Capulet party. Romeo agrees, and meets

Juliet. He goes to her window, and they arrange to get married. Romeo

says he will send someone to tell her the plans. They get married at

Friar Laurence's cell.

To start this scene, Mercutio and Benvolio are taking a walk in the

middle of the day. Benvolio is telling Mercutio that they should go

back to the Montague house, to avoid meeting any Capulets, as it is