Introduction In Romeo And Juliet Act 1

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.

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film, Romeo + Juliet effectively appropriates the Shakespearean 16th century love tragedy. So why has Luhrmann decided to appropriate Romeo and Juliet? By changing the context, Luhrmann effectively makes the play relevant, discussing his contextual concerns of the 1990’s. This is done through the use of themes in the film, love, family disputes and hate which have remained similar to the original play, although the way they have been presented are different, in particular the form and characters. The form has had an obvious change as the original play has been adapted into a film. Characters in the film have also been appropriated to correspond with Luhrmann's contextual concerns. Hence, Luhrmann successfully appropriates the original Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet by maintaining similar themes, but altering the form and characterisation to fit his contextual concerns.

When Juliet hears that the wedding has been moved up to the next day, she drinks the

When a fight happens between Tybalt and Mercutio because of his temper it ends with the death of both. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare he sets up Benvolio and Tybalt as foil characters. He made Tybalt someone who always gets into fights. However, the tension between their families will only increase their anger for each other. Even though they are antithetical, their care and respect for their own family are the same. William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet as a Tragedy. The writer writes the story with Benvolio and Tybalt as enemies that are completely different, but still show some similarities to each other.

In William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio and Tybalt are portrayed as characters with distinctly opposing personalities that is apparent in many different instances throughout the play. Romeo's best friend, Benvolio is depicted as the classic nice guy, incorporating all the personalities necessary to be one. He is calm, patient, an advocate of peace between the two rival families, and always viewing the cup as half full instead of half empty. During the first quarrel between the Montagues and the Capulets in the play, Benvolio tries to bring peace by saying " I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me " ( , , 62-63). It is apparent that Benvolio has good intentions and that he

In many literary works, there are methods that authors use to make a story better. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, dramatic irony is the driving method. Dramatic irony is something in which characters do not know something, but the reader or audience knows what the true reality is. According to some researchers, “A staple of Elizabethan and Shakespearean drama was dramatic irony” (Halio 25). Furthermore some researchers also belive that dramatic irony is very prominent in the play, “ One of the more prominent literary devices in the play is irony” (Sauer 673). Romeo and Juliet, and also their friends and families face a lot of instances of dramatic irony in the story. Dramatic irony creates suspense and adds to

In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, about two love struck teenagers whom aren’t able to be together due to their families feud/ social situation. There are two key themes that of love and hate. Before Romeo and Juliet meet, the audience is only aware that he is a Montague and that she is a Capulet. This adds to the scene being so dramatically effective as do other happenings throughout the length of the scene. These include the speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party, The romantic speech of Romeo, The hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech, a direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet first meet.

Throughout Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet characters who show importance adapt their own traits, such as Tybalt who is seen as pugnacious and violent and Benvolio who appears to be a peacekeeper and an all around righteous person. These characteristics are seen in the scene where Benvolio is trying to break up the fight, “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / or manage it to part these men with me.” (Shakespeare 1.1.61-62) In this case Benvolio was trying to help keep the peace by giving them a choice of helping him stop the fight, which could have stopped plenty of complications and tragedies from arising. Tybalt portrays his characteristics in the same scene as Benvolio, “ What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!” (Shakespeare 1.1.63-65) In the previous action Tybalt displayed

As opposed to Benvolio Montague who tries to defuse the conflict, Tybalt is quick to draw his sword and challenge Benvolio into a fight. His hostility is clear through his words and actions, as shown in the dialogues “What, art thou drawn upon these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death … What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee.

Analysis of the First Scene of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a famous play writer from the 1500’s. Most of

Tybalt’s monstrous behaviour in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet fuels the feuding families’ hate and consequently results in the deaths of the doomed lovers. His violent dispositions, fierce devotion to the Capulets and irrational behaviour all contribute to the final fatalities of the hero and heroine. Tybalt's violence leads to chaos in between the two bickering families. Tybalt is to blame for their deaths as his violent tendencies had chain reactions. Tybalt's hatred for the Montagues is strong as he feels like they are a threat to the Capulets.

major conflict of this play that ends in tragedy. During Act I, the play progresses more in

Throughout the play , Tybalt finds himself starting many fights leading to heavy consequences. In the beginning of the play, there is a small fray showing the hatred between the two houses. “TYBALT. What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death. BENVOLIO. I do but keep the peace:

In the play of “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, there are many characters with various different personalities and traits, but there are two characters that really oppose each other. They are Benvolio and Tybalt. Benvolio is a cousin of the main character, Romeo, and is very caring and gives very useful advice anytime he can. Tybalt is a member of the Capulet family and he is painted as the menacing antagonist of the play. These two characters are foils being that they are quite opposite. They are opposites because Benvolio is kind and a Montague, while Tybalt is aggressive and a Capulet.

Act One immediately engages the audience. Do you agree with this statement? How does Shakespeare achieve this? Act One of 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare does indeed immediately engage the audience. Shakespeare does this by using several language techniques to create an interesting opening scene.