5 and Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 'Romeo and Juliet' is centred around three main themes. The love between Romeo and Juliet combined with the hatred between their families. 'Romeo and Juliet' is also about fate and destiny. In the prologue Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "a pair of star-crossed lovers". These themes are all closely linked and have consequences which eventually result in Romeo and Juliet's deaths. The chosen scenes
The balcony scene in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous scenes in drama, because the scene reveals Romeo and Juliet’s passionate feelings for each other, despite the two being from conflicting families. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli, directors of two different versions of the film, created dissimilar versions of the balcony scene. Luhrmann directed a modern version of the play, while Zeffirelli took a more traditional route. The two directors had different approaches
The calamitous love story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a redemptive, passionate love that takes place between Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet who are heirs of these two foes. The story of the “star cross’d” lovers uses many contrasts and oppositions to create tension which causes anticipation in the audience.The continuous use of light and dark imagery, the polarity of fortune and choice as well as the comparisons between love and hate create an illustrious understanding
In Act 3, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare manipulates the mood and atmosphere of the new scene using suspense, foreshadowing, dramatic irony and juxtaposition. “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire. The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl…” (Lines 1-3). Shakespeare reveals the purpose of this scene in his first few lines, juxtaposing the happy ending of the previous Act 2, scene 6 with Benvolio saying to Mercutio that he fears a bloody brawl
be evocative of the decade in which it was written, how gang related music would change West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet, and further how different Romeo and Juliet would be if they would of sang rather than spoke their soliloquy. Each of these topics has gang related actions and how music defines the gangs. In West Side Story both Acts 1 and 2 are mostly instrumental, allowing suspense to form in each scene. In the 1950’s, gangs are growing more and more. With West Side Story being in New York
William Shakespeare, the playwright of Romeo and Juliet, includes many ironical instances where the audience knows the outcome of a situation, but the characters don’t. Dramatic irony leave audience members in anticipation as they are waiting for the fate of the characters to unravel before them. The whole idea of dramatic irony is to create a sense of suspense as a story unfolds. Shakespeare wrote this play with an intent to add tension in the atmosphere as the play unveils itself. While the characters
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet A turning point in the play Romeo and Juliet is in act 3 seen 1 when Romeo kills Tybalt, because Mercutio's and Tybalt's death influence the future events in the play, there is a change in Romeo's fortune, behaviour which leads to tragedy. Shakespeare introduces fear and tension that continues till the end of the play and increases the pace of the play and the audience's suspense. On the Monday afternoon not long after Romeo had married
Significance of Act 3, Scene 1 in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s second tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written between 1594 and 1596. The play is set in Verona a city in the north of Italy. In the play it is portrayed as a small independent country. The prince of Verona rules the city like a king and everyone obeys him. It is set over a period of four day. Shakespeare got the idea from a poem by Arthur Brooke called ‘the tragical history of Romeus and Juliet’ which had been written
audience’s understanding of the universal themes of love, hate, conflict and death. The recurring focus on the tension between love and hate makes us reflect on how these themes govern upon human behavior. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the main characters for which Romeo and Juliet the denial of love and dominance of hate creates extreme loss, in this case, death. In progress, audiences have recognized that the death of two young people is entirely imprudent, creating a need for acceptance. Shakespeare
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