William Shakespeare's Creation of Interest and Excitement for the Audience in Romeo and Juliet
In this scene Shakespeare uses a variety of methods to increase the
audience's interest of the play. Shakespeare also creates a very
dramatic story in this scene which is exciting for the audience in
itself. Ultimately the events in this particular part of the play,
will contribute to the eventual the deaths of the two main characters
- Romeo and Juliet.
The first speech is Benvolio telling Mercutio that if they don't go
home they will meet the Capulets who are out on that day. He says "we
shall not scape a brawl." This makes the audience think of what the
Prince said at the beginning of the play Act 1, scene 1-" If you ever
disturb the streets your lives will pay the forfeit of the peace".
This creates tension in the scene because you do not know if the
families will fight again, and if they do they will get punished. When
Benvolio says "mad blood is stirring" the audience is intrigued
because this phrase suggests that the characters are spoiling for a
fight.
When the scene starts the audience becomes tense because they know a
fight could occur. Another clue to this is in Mercutio's speech when
the word quarrel mentioned seven times from line 15 onwards. Benvolio
says "thou head is full of quarrels". This will make the audience
excited knowing that if the families do meet a fight would be
imminent. This speech also makes the audience remember the past fights
with the Capulets because Shakespeare mentions words in the past tense
like "quarreled."
Mercutio also uses many ridiculous examples and punning in his speech
which adds entertainment for the audience. The exaggerated examples
are humorous to the members of the audience who will understand them.
"Thou would quarrel with the man that hath a hair more or a hair
less." A person would not count the hairs on the beard of a man. One
of the puns Shakespeare uses does the same work as the ridiculous
Paris. What the rest of the Capulets do not know is that Juliet will awake later at her
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Lady Capulet tells Juliet her daughter that she will have happy days, ?sudden day of joy,? meaning that amongst all of this madness she will have a happy day. Juliet asks what will happen on this day and when this day is. Lady Capulet. ?Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn.? Juliet is very shocked by this, ?
The Techniques Used by Shakespeare to Keep the Audience in Interested in Romeo and Juliet
He is one of the several victims of haste and immaturity in the Shakespearean play. Regardless, he is very controlling, and he decides to make Juliet’s wedding as soon as possible, so he picks “O' Thursday let it be—O' Thursday, tell her, / [Juliet] shall be married to this noble earl” (3:4:20-21). Paris realizes how soon it is acknowledging “that Thursday [is] tomorrow” (3:4:30). Later, when Paris goes to see Friar Laurence, the Friar questions the haste in this matrimony and Paris explains that “father Capulet will have it so” and it is not his place to change Capulet’s mind (4:1:4).
Dramatic Tension in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet There are many reasons for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. For example, fate, the feud, domineering fathers, adolescent passion, Friar Lawrence, Friar John for failing to deliver the letter, or was the tragedy caused by love itself? This creates tension because, although the audience is omnipotent they never quite know what will happen next, or who will be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare creates dramatic tension with his creation of the characters and the language he uses pertaining to love, hate and fear. He uses oxymorons, repetitions, metaphors and similes to formulate imagery, puns and sonnets.
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Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch: I tell thee what: get the church o? Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not; reply not; do not answer me. Capulet is saying that Juliet better be there and marry Paris or he will disown her.
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