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How Does Shakespeare Create Suspense In Romeo And Juliet

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Hearing the thoughts of others really can give you insight into their world. If you were able to read the thoughts of others, you could understand who they are as a person and what actions they may take in the future. William Shakespeare not only let you into his world through his work, but also into the lives of his characters. By doing this, he creates suspense because we are able to know what may happen and we can predict the characters feelings. Shakespearean asides were used to add drama to the play, Romeo and Juliet, by giving us the ability to hear the thoughts of the characters. An aside is when characters freely express their thoughts out loud with no other characters able to hear them. “O, speak again, bright angel, …show more content…

ii. 26­28). Romeo is in Capulet’s garden at the time he is saying this. He compares his love, Juliet, to an angel. He talks of her to himself as though she is a messenger of heaven. This quote adds drama, for it is the first time that Romeo freely expresses how he feels towards Juliet. It is the first time they are alone in a scene and he is deciding whether to speak to her, or to stay silent and watch. Asides can also help you see the anger of characters. “Villain and he be many miles asunder.” (III. v. 82). In this scene, Lady Capulet is telling Juliet who killed Tybalt. Juliet then says aside that Romeo is far from being a villain, thus showing how she feels towards Romeo. He killed her cousin, yet she continues to think fondly of him. She still feels as though he is not a villain, despite the fact that her cousin is now dead. She mutters this under her breath, expressing her anger to the audience but not to her mother. By hearing the thoughts of the characters, we can see more in depth as to what they were thinking. We can see how they felt during important moments in the play and we can understand what was going through their heads. Shakespeare used this literary technique to allow

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