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    Romeo and Juliet is one of the most penetrating love stories ever written ‚ and no other love story will ever match up to quite the same standard‚ but why? Every sentence is filled with some kind of drama‚ tragedy‚ emotion and‚ of course‚ love. Some of the themes explored in Romeo and Juliet are: tragedy‚ love‚ fate and death. Act 3Scene 1 is a very dramatic scene‚ and is the turning point of the story; the climactric. It is at this point that everything changes for the worse and starts going downhill

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    Romeo and Juliet act in 5 scene 3 Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare around 1594. The play Romeo and Juliet is about two start crossed lovers who were born into a world with an ‘ancient grudge’. This automatically leads to Romeo and Juliet’s death. This sorrowful play was performed in Globe Theatre as there was large number of people who entirely wanted to watch this interesting play immediately. According to the play it contains a strong violent‚ and conflict‚ however Shakespeare

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    Romeo and Juliet’ is the story of two "star-crossed lovers who take their life". Their families‚ Capulet and Montague‚ are at a great‚ ancient feud; however Romeo and Juliet fall passionately in love ignoring the fact that they are‚ by household‚ enemies. The play was written in 1595‚ for an Elizabethan audience‚ and was performed at the Globe Theatre. Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona‚ Italy; Italy being a common setting for plays around the time for the great interest in Italian culture and an

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    Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a romantic tragedy. We first learn this in the Prologue‚ as the audience is told: “Doth with their death…Their death marked love”. The Prologue tells the audience key events in the play and is a good source of dramatic irony‚ as the audience knows that the characters will die at the end‚ although the characters themselves don’t. The story of Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona‚ Italy‚ and tells of two star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ who

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    Romeo and Juliet Coursework In Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo & Juliet‚ Shakespeare raises the excitement and the tension throughout the scene by using dramatic tension between the characters‚ provocative and threatening dialogue‚ strong language effects‚ and sharp vital violence. The scene begins with Benvolio and Mercutio coming on to stage‚ with Benvolio suggesting they should go home in case they meet the Capulets and the violence ensues. “The day is hot‚ the Capels are abroad‚ And if we meet we

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    In William Shakespeare’s play 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. The scene is central to the plot because it sets up a chain of events leading to a tragic

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    How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic effects to in Act 1Scene 1 and Act 3Scene 1 of Montague family. Later in Act One Scene Five he authenticates that all that is ever on his mind is war as when he sees Romeo at the Capulet party (Romeo being a Montague and therefore not wanted)‚ instead of letting it pass as a party in Elizabethan times and today is no place for fighting‚ he asks Capulet for permission to fight him there and then - "Uncle‚ this is a Montague‚ our foe; a villain‚ that

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    Shakespeare use dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting‚ exciting and important scene? Introduction Give some brief details about: • the plot of Romeo and Juliet; • how the play fits into the tragedy genre; • the general themes of the play; • the social and historical context of the play; • where this scene fits into the play as a whole. Main Part You need to explain how and why Shakespeare uses dramatic devices within the scene to interest

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    Act Three: Scene 1 Narrator. This scene opens where Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and later Romeo meet Tybalt on a street. Romeo had just gotten hitched and is feeling great and calm. Mercutio on the other hand wants to race Tybalt‚ but it turns bad and needs a little explaining done. [Exit Narrator and enter Benvolio and Mercutio] Benvolio. (tired) Come on Daddy-O‚ let’s cut out. It’s steaming like a hot pot and the Capulets ride‚ if we eyeball them‚ then we will have to rumble. Mercutio. (relaxed and

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    Amin G10 Act 3 scene 3 summary Paragraph summary: Romeo hides at Friar Lawrence’s cell. Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that the prince has banished him from Verona for murdering Tybalt. Romeo views banishment as a punishment much worse than death. The nurse then arrives at the cell. Romeo assumes that Juliet thinks he is a murderer and threatens to kill himself. Friar Lawrence stops him and tells him to act like a man. Friar Lawrence comes up with a plan for Romeo‚ which is for Romeo to go visit

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