Drama in Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The summary of Act V is that Romeo received a letter about everything that has happened. Romeo decides to go back to Verona, to see Juliet. Since he thinks Juliet is dead, he buys poison so he can kill himself, to be with Juliet. Paris doesn’t want him there, so they fight to the death. Romeo wins, and he sees Juliet. He drinks the poison and dies. When Juliet wakes up, she sees Romeo lying dead next to her. She is so sad that she kills herself to be with him.

Refer to Mercutio’s lines in Act 1. What kind of friend is he to Romeo? Would you like to have him for a friend? If so, why? If not, why?

In this essay I will address how conflict is successfully used in Act 1 Scene 1 to prepare the audience for the rest of the play. It will firstly show how Shakespeare uses physical conflict between the two feuding families. Secondly I will demonstrate the idea that Shakespeare introduces emotional conflict through the character of Romeo, and his outpourings of love for Rosaline. Finally I will show that the character of Romeo demonstrates both physical or external conflict and emotional or internal conflict. The purpose of the prologue is to clearly outline the plot of the whole play in fourteen lines and it also allows the audience to be settled before the actual play

Throughout Romeo and Juliet the theme of conflict is conveyed in many forms, mostly through physical violence; reflected in the era of the Renaissance where there was political turmoil and many European nations were at war. Shakespeare presents the theme in other forms as well; family versus family, sacred versus profane, parent versus child and language versus inner conflict. Conflict is a key in the structure of the play; it is highlighted in the beginning, middle and end. As an audience we are constantly being reminded of conflict which is reflected within the era the play was written in. The Renaissance was the 'rebirth ' of classical learning and was also the time when Science challenged many traditional Christian beliefs which resulted in Catholics fighting Protestants; the Gunpowder plot and the Spanish Armada. Shakespeare chose to dramatise conflict as it was the context in which he was writing plays. It is therefore arguable that this period was characterised by irreconcilable opposites in politics, religion and art. Nothing in the world can exist without its opposite- just as love cannot exist without hate, violence cannot exist without peace.

Shakespeare creates effective drama by introducing the speech of Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. Tybalts speech is strong and hateful towards Romeo, as he is now aware that there is one, if not more Montague’s present. By using dialogue such as ‘ what dare that slave come hither’ and ‘uncle, this is a Montague, our foe’ Shakespeare is able to translate the hate and rivalry, possessed between Romeo and Tybalt and generally the drama and conflict between Capulet and Montague. This is very dramatically effective. Capulet’s response to Tybalt, is to say that he has heard only good things about Romeo, therefore the party must go on. More time for more drama is allowed with no interruption of the party, therefore the passionate meeting of Romeo and Juliet is allowed to take place.

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.

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

As we go on in the play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ we discover that the

There are millions of different well-known plays around the world, some of these plays have been performed many times over and over again. Even though these plays are repeatedly performed, every time there is a difference, every time something has changed. Directors have this power and ability, to be able to change how a character looks, or the point of view, or even just the facial expressions of the character. All of these little differences affect the play and make it look brand new every single time. This will be shown through the comparison of two different Romeo and Juliet production of Act 2 Scene 2, the balcony scene. One of the productions is by Franco Zeffirelli and the other by Baz Luhrmann. In my opinion, the production that was the most

"He shall not make me a joyful bride," she says this but does not give

Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare and involves two “star-cross’d” lovers from feuding families, the Capulets and Montagues. Act 1 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet is of immense importance as it involves the meeting of Romeo and Juliet at the masquerade. This scene uses many language syntax to express Romeo’s feelings and woo Juliet which can be analysed like below.

In the streets of Verona Lord Capulet is walking with Paris. They are talking about marriage. Paris wants to marry Juliet. Lord Capulet she is too young and will have to wait at least two summers. Lord Capulet tells Paris about his traditional masquerade feast. Lord Capulet sent his servant to invite all of the people on the list. There is a problem though. The servant cannot read. Romeo and Benvolio were walking down the streets still arguing about his love. They bump into the servant and the servant asks them to help read the list. He does not know they are Montagues and invites them to the feast. Benvolio tells Romeo that it will be the perfect opportunity to meet other woman. Romeo agrees.

(Act 1 Scene 5 Line 75-76) 'It fits when such a villain is a guest,

not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door. But tis enough.

This gives us the impression that he is a good host and obviously likes the process of meeting. It quickly creates a spirited atmosphere for the audience that grabs their attention. Tension starts to build when Shakespeare focuses on Romeo. While the Montague’s are aiming to crash the banquet, Romeo is searching for his ex-lover Rosaline. He soon sets his eyes on Juliet and asks the serving man who she is.