How Does Shakespeare Create Tension In Romeo And Juliet
Enter ROMEO MONTAGUE: a young man of about eighteen years of age, born into an influential family, center stage in one of the greatest and most renowned love stories of all times. Enter JULIET CAPULET: a teenage girl, member of a powerful family that rivals the Montagues in a perpetually bloody feud. Romeo dreams of his true love Rosaline, while Juliet aspires to please her parents by securing a husband in the wealthy suitor Paris. However, the two meet at a party and their attraction is passionate and immediate. Without the knowledge of their families, the two are quickly married. Their joy is short-lived, however, as Romeo is banished from Verona when he kills Tybalt- Juliet’s cousin- in a brawl. With the help of the resident Friar Lawrence,
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They can be noticeably more argumentative, more reserved, more moody- cyclothymic, even. It depends on the person. However, a 2003 study on the inner workings of a teenaged brain confirm that subjects of this age range have a “natural proclivity toward high-intensity feelings… It appears that some new activation patterns for some emotional states- feelings that are triggered more quickly or with greater intensity- are linked to biological changes occurring with puberty”(Dahl, 2003). The experiment conducted proved that while those going through puberty are not more inclined towards conflict than those who are not, they are more easily provoked and their emotions can change more rapidly. And such an effect could explain the fleeting love Romeo proclaimed for Rosaline. According to his peers, his unrequited love for the lady had made him rather depressed, keeping him into the seclusion and darkness of his room. Yet, he recovered quite quickly when he met Juliet at a party that same night. Even Friar Lawrence, with whom Romeo seemed to confide in frequently, chided him for his fickleness- “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken?”(Shakespeare, 1992). And so soon does this couple marry and be separated and then die together over a surprising span of only four days. The brisk pace at which the events proceed can also be attributed to
They can be noticeably more argumentative, more reserved, more moody- cyclothymic, even. It depends on the person. However, a 2003 study on the inner workings of a teenaged brain confirm that subjects of this age range have a “natural proclivity toward high-intensity feelings… It appears that some new activation patterns for some emotional states- feelings that are triggered more quickly or with greater intensity- are linked to biological changes occurring with puberty”(Dahl, 2003). The experiment conducted proved that while those going through puberty are not more inclined towards conflict than those who are not, they are more easily provoked and their emotions can change more rapidly. And such an effect could explain the fleeting love Romeo proclaimed for Rosaline. According to his peers, his unrequited love for the lady had made him rather depressed, keeping him into the seclusion and darkness of his room. Yet, he recovered quite quickly when he met Juliet at a party that same night. Even Friar Lawrence, with whom Romeo seemed to confide in frequently, chided him for his fickleness- “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken?”(Shakespeare, 1992). And so soon does this couple marry and be separated and then die together over a surprising span of only four days. The brisk pace at which the events proceed can also be attributed to