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    Romeo and Juliet In Act 3 Scene 1‚ the violence results in the banishment of Romeo. The purpose of this coursework is to explore how Shakespeare makes Act 3 Scene 1 exciting for the audience. Act 3 Scene 1 is the main turning point of the play where it becomes a tragedy‚ the scene begins with Mercutio humouring everyone and then enters the happily married and love-struck Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt now that he has married Juliet‚ Tybalt thinks that Romeo is mocking him but still refuses

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    Analysis: Act 1 Scene 5 is the scene where Romeo and Juliet finally meet during a party hosted by the Capulet’s. Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and completely forgets about Rosaline. Rosaline is a girl who Romeo liked‚ but she could not like him back as she has already sworn to be a nun. When Romeo see’s Juliet he asks a serving man who she is. When he said he doesn’t know he moves towards her. Romeo talks about how until now his heart has never loved before‚ and how Juliet is the most beautiful

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    Hamlet Acts 4&5

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    Act IV- Resolution/Falling Action 1. Hamlet being gone for the last few scenes allows Claudius to plan out his final demise for Hamlet. Without Hamlet there Claudius begins to have a piece of mind until Laertes comes in accusing him of his father’s murder. This allows for the action to escalate but then calm back down when Claudius explains to Laertes what really happened allowing them to plot Hamlets’ death together. With Hamlet being absent‚ it allows for the drama of the situation to heighten

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    Hamlet Act 4 Essay

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    important to note that the premise of Act 4 isn’t to provide “filler”‚ although in tragedies‚ the idea that there need to be events to tie the ‘deaths’ in ACT 3 [Polonius] and the major climatic turners [The Mouse Trap‚ Claudius praying‚ Hamlet’s encounter with Gertrude and the reappearance of the Ghost] provides a means for Act 4 to provide the mechanism of “jointure for dramatically altered events to take shape” (Frye) Additionally‚ the methodology of Act 4 is often rife with awfully “unfortunate

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    Macbeth Act II Questions Scene i 1. When Banquo remarks that the night is especially dark‚ the nature reflects the characters affairs and emotions. The scene between Banquo and Macbeth has a dark atmosphere that gives off a threatening feeling. While Banquo is talking to Macbeth‚ Macbeth has already made up his mind about killing king Duncan and is very close to his chamber; this creates the restless and gloomy atmosphere which reflects what is going through Macbeth’s mind. Also‚ when Banquo

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    HAMLET ACT 5 RESPONSE

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    220 -James Regan HamletAct 5 Reading Response In this act I feel everything came all at once‚ it just went really fast. The first scene was all about the gravediggers and their dispute of whether or not Ophelia’s burial deserved to be a Christian one since one of them believed she committed suicide. The gravedigger named "Gravedigger" as opposed to "Other" was very clever. He reminded me a bit of like Polonius‚ wise and perceptive. And when Hamlet came in to observe‚ Hamlet almost treated Gravedigger

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    Romeo & Juliet: How does Shakespeare engage the attention of the audience in Act 1-Scene 5? In this essay‚ I will be exploring how Shakespeare engages the attention of the audience in Act 1Scene 5. The Capulets and the Montagues hate each other; Romeo is a Montague‚ but Juliet is a Capulet. This scene takes place when Romeo first lays eyes on Juliet. Romeo and Juliet fall deeply in love; this scene is about when they do just that. Juliet is young‚ naive and impressionable. “Go ask his

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    Hamlet Act 5 Notes

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    Scene 1 The gravediggers scene shows a great deal about the character of hamlet. Hamlet questions their frivolous nature when the joke about the dead. As they unearth skulls‚ hamlet ponders who they might have been and if they though highly of themselves and were pompous during their lifetimes. When one of the skulls is identified as Yorick‚ Hamlet becomes very thoughtful and ponders about life and death. He says no matter how high a person might be in life‚ in death‚ all are equal. Death is the

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    tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme and is shown frequently throughout Act I scene V. The second most dominant theme is that of hatred‚ the contrasting theme to love; the theme of hatred permeates Romeo and Juliet and can be seen in an array of different forms throughout Act I scene V. In this essay I will discuss key themes in plot‚ characters and language. This scene alternates between the themes love and hatred‚ creating dramatic tension and suspense. Capulet is holding

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    Hamlet 1. Show how Act I‚ scenes i and ii provide an introduction to the main plot of the play providing background information‚ establishing mood or atmosphere‚ and introducing key characters and their relationships. The introductory scenes of Hamlet convey a dark and somber mood with bitter cold temperatures and news of the recent passing of the king of Denmark. It immediately becomes apparent that the death of Hamlet was of unnatural causes‚ as his ghost is seen meandering aimlessly around Elsinore

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