Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5 - Dramatic Effectiveness

Romeo makes hasty decisions that end up harming him and the people he loves. In scene three of act five, Romeo drinks the poison to end his life as he proclaims, “Here’s to my love! O true apothecary, Thy

Kissing Juliet was one of the most foolish decision Romeo had made. “R: Then move not while my prayer’s effect I take. Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged. J: Then

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.

Since Juliet’s father held a dinner party and invited everyone except those who sided with Montagues, Romeo wore a mask to secretly slip into the enemy’s party. Fatefully, Romeo fell for Juliet’s charm and beauty, and the first time Juliet laid her eyes on Romeo, she fell instantly in love. The two pledge their love to one another. “If I profane with my unworthiness hand This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: my lips blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. (Act 1, scene 5)”. “Tender kiss Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much Which mannerly deviation shows in this, For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss. (act 1, scene 5)”. The couple’s love was inseparable and was destined to last forever, so much so that they literally felt that they could not live without one another. Fate brought the two together and destiny tore them tragically

His impulsive behavior is displayed when he seeks vengeance that built after his friend was killed by his new cousin, Tybalt. In the story Romeo states, “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him”(3.1.191). In this statement to Tybalt, Romeo is implying that he intends to ensure that Tybalt is slain even if it means that he himself must perish. He succeeds in defeating Tybalt in a one on one confrontation. Once Tybalt is dead, the young lover is banished, and a domino effect ensues on the rest of the characters. His banishment leads to the end of both Juliet and his mother’s life as a result of being separated from his mother and a plot concocted between Juliet and the Friar. In addition, Romeo hastefully goes from loving one beauty to loving another. Despite the two being complete strangers they both wish to marry each other. When he informs Friar Lawrence of his change in heart the Friar states, “These violent delights have violent ends”(2.6.9). Friar Lawrence's says this to warn Romeo of the consequences of his wish to conduct the marriage so quickly. To prevent a cease in the relationship due to no real bond between the two ‘lovers’, the Friar tries to use language to prevent him from being rushed into love. This impulsive behavior Romeo indulged caused things to escalate quickly leading to the demise of himself and Juliet’s star-crossed love for each

“Romeo, oh Romeo, where art thou Romeo.” This quote is what one would imagine when thinking about Shakespeare and the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet. However, Romeo may not be as tragic of a hero as one would think. In Shakespeare’s tale of Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers are in feuding families and must keep their love secret. As time goes on, Juliet and Romeo fall deeply in love for each other despite their names, and wish for every second to be together. However, their love becomes intercepted when Juliet is told that she shall marry a man she does not like. While Juliet is trying to find a way to be with Romeo and get out of her arranged marriage, Romeo is faced with a duel with his soon to be cousin and his best friend. In a blind rage

The author first starts by comparing his new love to a “holy shrine” and a kiss to a “sin”. The quote represents how dramatically Romeo's

Romeo’s big heart conflicted with being naive, but also showed how his personality was needed to move the plot along. “Do thou but close our hands with holy words,

Inevitably, passionate love is woven through “Romeo and Juliet”, declared by speech and insinuated by the couple infatuation with each other. Without a doubt, several scenes were a strong representation of this obsession. Many scenes into the play, the young, lovelorn Romeo is seen in a dismal and in a disconnected state due to his unrequited love for Rosaline. But as his hopeless eyes falls upon Juliet at the Capulet’s ball, Romeo is resurrected from his depression in awe by the mesmerising beauty of Juliet; this was expressed through Romeo’s soliloquy. A little while into the aftermath of the party, Romeo, powered by the newly found momentous love, risks his life climbing the high orchard walls into the deadly grounds of his enemies, the Capulets. Although Juliet fears for Romeo’s life, Romeo fearlessly

Through Scene 5, Romeo continues to show himself as a hopeless romantic besotted with beautiful girls. His language indicates that he thinks of love and commitment in terms of sight: “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night”, as he says at his first glimpse of Juliet. This statement recalls Scene 2, in which he spoke of “ the devout religion of mine eye” and said that if his eyes were heretical enough o consider another girl more beautiful than his Rosaline, his tears would turn to fire and burn at stake. However, as soon as he lays his eyes on Juliet, his devotion to the apparently less beautiful Rosaline disappears – and a new religion is found for Romeo.

In this quote, Juliet makes a rash decision based on the pressure Romeo is putting on her. Romeo uses her feelings of love towards him to convince her that they need to recite vows for their new love. Romeo’s impulsiveness is shown in this scene because committing to marriage to someone he has known for a few hours is a hasty decision, and now he is pressuring Juliet to also make this impulsive choice. Committing to this secret relationship is the first choice the forbidden couple makes that lead to both their deaths in the end. Romeo went to the Friar to ask for his service in marrying Juliet and Romeo, and Friar Lawrence hesitantly agreed, under the impression that it will end the feud between the families. Right before Juliet arrives in the Friar’s cave for their secret wedding, Friar Lawrence nervously says, “So smile the heavens upon this Holy act, / That after hours with sorrow chide us not” (II.vi.1-2). In this quote, the speaker displays some nervousness towards the decision he is making to marry the two. The result of an impulsive decision is shown in the second line because the Friar

Romeo approaches Juliet with the metaphor, “"If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." Romeo acknowledges Juliet as a “shrine” stating that she is heavenly and holy and that he pays homage to Juliet revealing that his feelings are not only physical but spiritual as well. Juliet rejects Romeo’s advances by stating ‘palm to palm is holy palmer’s kiss’ implying that his touch is all that is required and that there is no need for him to kiss her hand. There is also use of the word “holy” which is mentioned often in their conversation indicating to the reader that during the time that Shakespeare wrote about, religious beliefs were valued immensely. There is mention of the word “sinful” in comparison to love. Whilst the word is not only used as a use of persuading Juliet to kiss Romeo, “sinful” can also be uses as a consideration of the feuding families. This helps the reader to acknowledge that both Romeo and Juliet do not know the consequences of their “sin” yet which again references to the prologue where the pair of lovers are stated to be “star-crossed”. Therefore, by using religious lexis, Shakespeare makes the reader aware of the emphasis of the spiritual and pure love.

She is trying to say that he has placed a sin on her lips by kissing

The balcony scene in act two, scene two, also known as one of the most famous scenes in all of literature, Shakespeare shows us how Romeo is an “obsessive lover”, and expresses the love that both Romeo and Juliet feel towards each other. He shows us that Romeo is an obsessive lover since he was just mourning his love towards Rosaline, but he falls in love with Juliet with just one look at her. This passage has an important role in the play, because it is where the obstacles that they will both face begin, and will end in misery.

The Dramatic Effectiveness of Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this essay, I am going to analyse the dramatic effectiveness of Act one Scene five of ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ This is one of the most important scenes of the play as Shakespeare has instantly created an atmosphere of romance and danger, through Lord Capulets banquet, which then sets up a chain of reactions. Romeo and Juliet first meet here, and immediately fall in love from first sight. Their conversation provides a glimpse for the audience of the roles each of them are going