The Impact of Act 1 Scene 5 on the Tragic Events That Occur in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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Act 1 scene 5 is the most important scene in Romeo and Juliet because it triggers off all the other events that lead to unfortunate disasters. A brief summary of act 1 scene 5 is that Lord Capulet hosts a party. Romeo decides to come to the party. Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love at first sight .Tybalt spots Romeo and tells Lord Capulet. Lord Capulet says “it not the place to fight and tells him to calm down”. Romeo and Juliet dance and share a sonnet. Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet. Juliet finds out that Romeo is a Montague.

There are range of characters in this scene are Lord Capulet who holds the party,Tybalt who’s god a bad temper Juliet’s cousin. Romeo and Juliet who fall in love, Nurse who works for the Caplet family.

At the beginning of the play the servants create a busting atmosphere Lord Capulet is very happy and welcomes the guests and then everyone’s is dancing. But then it goes sad when Juliet finds out Romeo is a Montague the son of her only enemy.

At beginning the servants create a atmosphere of preparation for the party, trying to get everything organised .Having servants shows that Lord Capulet is wealthy. Servants bustling about making it realistic look very effective.

Making it calm and later on in the scene, because it’s more busy, hectic later on.

It is a enjoyable part for Romeo and Juliet however after this everything ends up going wrong.

Capulet speeches are very warming and welcoming the atmosphere is happy. Capulet changes the tone of his voice when he talks to the servants, makes his voice stricter and when he talks to the gusts he sounds happy and cheerful. Capulet uses comic relief to his guests in this serious play also uses everyday language, the effect it has is making...

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...“Prodigious birth of love it is to me” saying he was born from someone evil but she loves him. It uses love and hate to show how she’s feeling. “That I must love a loathed enemy” she says “why do I have to love a enemy” she loves him a lot and can’t live without him, these lines what Juliet uses when she finds out about Romeo being a Montague they use dramatic irony.

This was a very good play which had love, hate and fights. This was the story of two households, Capulet’s and Montague’s both alike in nobility. Who have a ancient grudge that turns into violence who live in fair Verona. They each have a child Romeo who’s a Montague and Juliet who’s a Capulet. They fall deeply in love with each other, but end up taking up their lives. They have unfortunate pity disasters and the continuance of their parent’s rage which only the deaths of their children could remove.

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