Madison Cantrell 3rd Hr Pre-Ap English 1B Romeo and Juliet Scene 1 Act 1‚ Scene 1: Sampson and Gregory‚ the servants for the house of Capulet‚ are walking through the streets of Verona. They both are venting to each other about how they despise the house of Monague‚ they both wish to have a brawl with the other house. They then see other see two servants from the other house and decide to “bite there thumb” at them in order to start a fight. The two houses have a fight‚ and the prince decides
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is‚ and why he acts like that. I will compare the way he acts in the earlier scenes‚ before Act 3 Scene 5 with the way he behaves in Act 3 Scene 5 towards Juliet. I think that Capulet behaviour is not unexpected because we have seen his aggression in Act 1 Scene 1‚ at the start of the play and we have seen his aggression towards Tybalt when Tybalt sees Romeo at the ball. When Capulet speaks to Paris in Act 1 Scene 2 we feel that Capulet is being fake and pretending. In Act 1 Scene 1‚ Lord Capulet
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William Shakespeare uses many different techniques to show Juliet’s fears. The scene starts with Juliet telling the nurse and lady Capulet to leave her alone. Her statement‚ "God knows when we shall meet again‚" foreshadows disaster‚ implying that she may die. Juliet then starts questioning herself about taking the potion. Her speech takes us through her mixed and passionate emotions that make up her thoughts before drinking the potion. "I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins‚ That almost
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Act IV‚ Scene II Capulet‚ the Nurse‚ and some servants are preparing the wedding when Juliet returns and begs Capulet’s pardon. He forgives her immediately‚ and he is so happy about Juliet’s obedience that he changes the wedding day to Wednesday. Juliet: I have learnt me to repent the sin of disobedient opposition to you and your behests‚ and am enjoin’d by holy Lawrence to fall prostate here to beg your pardon –She kneels down- Pardon‚ I beseech you! Capulet: Send for the County‚ go tell him
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What happens in Act 3 Scene 1? It is a crucial scene‚ a turning point and it determines the rest of the action. It is a tense and exciting scene for the audience and tragic at the same time. In this scene‚ soon after Romeo and Juliet secret marriage‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and then Romeo kills Mercutio to take revenge. Then‚ Romeo is banished from Verona. Paragraph1: Why were tension and excitement created? Mercutio is not in a good mood but he is in argumentative mood‚ he seems angry
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The scene that was selected for this modern transformation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is Act 3‚ Scene 1. This scene was selected because it develops the themes of the role of violence in society‚ the consequences of hate‚ and the consequences of irresponsible or rash actions. The scene was made relevant to readers by changing the scene into a modern context. The modern context is one in which social media is a common commodity. This modern setting was selected because it is one
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Juliet’s mind shifts from restless‚ to sorrow‚ to utterly distraught through the variety of scenes in Act 3. As we enter the Capulet’s orchid in Scene 3‚ we hear Juliet grow restless as she waits for the night. In the beginning of Scene 2‚ Juliet grows restless. She voices an eloquent soliloquy on her apprehensiveness as the night approached‚ expressing‚ “…night before some festival… [when] an impatient child that hath new robes‚ and may not wear them” (III. ii. 29-31) She uses a metaphor expressing
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Montague asks where Romeo is‚ and Benvolio answers that he was up before dawn‚ wandering in the woods. The Montagues say that Romeo is afflicted with strange sorrows‚ and Benvolio offers to find out what’s wrong with him. Enter Romeo:Seeing Romeo coming‚ Montague and Lady Montague leave Benvolio alone to speak with their son. Benvolio soon discovers that Romeo’s problem is that he loves a woman who doesn’t return his love. Benvolio tries to get Romeo to say who it is he loves‚ but Romeo won’t. Benvolio
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the streets the characters happen to come across a servant who holds an invitation to a party hosted by Lord Capulet. Romeo and his friends decide to attend a party so that Romeo can move on from his previous love‚ Rosaline. The audience is aware of the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who do not know each other’s family history when they first meet. Once Romeo lays eyes on Juliet‚ he immediately falls into love with her unknowing that she is a Capulet‚ his house’s foe‚ beginning his soliloquy of the
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What was love to Romeo? Romeo was upset over a lovely beautiful woman named Rosaline‚ who did not return his love. He quickly forgot her when his eyes looked upon the beautiful young Juliet. Once again‚ Romeo is smitten by another lady in a matter of seconds‚ what kind of love is this? Love was not something Romeo felt in his heart‚ rather‚ it was a strong emotion‚ perhaps lust‚ he saw with his eyes. Romeo was a young man‚ his hormones were raging‚ and his eyes were wondering. He was whining about
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