An Analysis of the Dramatic Qualities of Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

During Act 3, Scene 1, a brawl occurs between Mercutio and Tybalt. In this, Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio by stabbing him from under Romeo’s arm as Romeo tried to stop the fight. Out of revenge for Mercutio’s death, Romeo kills Tybalt. Prince Escalus arrives along with some of the Capulets and Montagues to enquire into the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. Benvolio explains what happened and The Prince decided to sentence Romeo to exile from Verona. Romeo deserved to be banished from Verona because he committed murder, which is a serious crime and putting Romeo to death would have escalated the feud between the families.

Act 1 scene 7 is very important in the whole of the play because the

In Act 3 scene I, we see dramatic irony right from the start when the

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The Use of Dramatic Devices in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is the story of two young lovers trying to consummate their love despite the difficulties that face them. In the play, Romeo and Juliet are members of two feuding families who hate each other because of an ancient grudge. Romeo and Juliet is a play about love, passion, hatred, violence and death; typical themes of a Shakespearian tragedy. In the play, Capulet orders Juliet into marriage but she rebels and doesn’t marry her father’s chosen groom, Paris.

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is undeniably one of the most eminent tales of tragedy ever written. Act 4, Scene 3 has ingeniously demonstrated how the plot and themes, and characterization

Analysis of Act 3 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet In this scene we see Juliet loose the closeness of all the people she loves: first Romeo who has departed after spending the wedding night with her; secondly by her father who viciously turns on her when she refuses to marry Paris; thirdly by her mother who declares ‘I have done with thee’ when Juliet begs her for help in delaying the proposed marriage to Paris; and lastly by the Nurse whom she tearfully turns to as a last resort for advice and help. Furthermore, we see, for the first time in the play, Juliet disobey her parents, and develop into a mature young lady capable of making her own decisions. After having spent the night with her new

Act III, Scene I is seen to be the ‘turning point’ from comedy to tragedy in the play. Tragedy is used furthermore to expand on true human experience as Shakespeare uses family rivalry and warfare as well as fate and fortune to contribute to the effect.

Act 3 some tones of voice cause suspense because they show how the character is feeling. This

I tell him just how much I love him when then Mercutio comes in trying to start a fight. I try to talk them out of fighting as much as I can. I even try to get benvolio to help me knock down their swords, remembering that the prince banned fighting in the streets and he will kill anyone who starts a fight.

The third act is the battle of hero vs. foe, but this battle needs further development.

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The lines that are from Act III are important because in the plot of the play it has importance to the time of the murder and to the people that were involved in it. It is also important because it had been the time of the ghost disappearing and it reappearing after the lines to create a great

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