The Importance of Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet This scene is pivotal for the whole play. Everything seems to be progressing in success until the dramatic effectiveness from this scene takes effect. These events lead the lovers to their tragic deaths which is previously mentioned in the prologue. This is the scene where all the problems start to occur and everything starts falling apart. It becomes apparent that it is no ordinary ‘love story’ but more of a struggle to survive through the most difficult situations. Shakespeare tells the audience what happens to the two star-crossed lovers before they have actually seen the play. This is to create suspense and later on to create ‘false hopes’. Dramatic tension is built up and it seems as though they are two people who are in love but cannot be together. The whole act is revolved around whether or not Romeo & Juliet will escape their fate. “The fearful passage of their death marked love.” This quote indicates Shakespeare way of telling the audience that the two lovers will die. He successfully uses the language of love later on in the play and suggests love will overcome the obstacles in their way. However, as the play goes on, the story unfolds and it becomes visible that it is no ordinary love story. It is a matter of life or death. Shakespeare builds our hopes up throughout acts 1 and 2. We have the meeting of R & J (at the party) where Romeo says; “for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” in act 2 we have the balcony scene where the two swear their love for each other. And the act ends with their secret marriage. Romeo’s character i... ... middle of paper ... ... cousin. This results in his banishment to Mantua. The sudden fatal violence in Act 1, scene 3, as well as the build-up to the fighting, serves as a reminder that, for all its emphasis on love, beauty and romance, R & J still takes place in a masculine world in which honor, pride and status are prone to erupt in a fury of conflict. The two families are battling for status and pride, which in the end has dramatic consequences. Act 3, scene 1 is vital to the development of the play up until this point everything is calm and collected but the tension is also building, This scene is when it is all finally released. The mood in the last scene of Act 3 (scene 5) is very tense and the two lovers are feeling under pressure. They are not letting themselves go like they normally do and seem to be talking a lot about death.