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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This extract has taken place in Act III‚ Scene I and occurs in a public place of the town. Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Romeo are having an argument‚ which turns in to a sword fight‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and for that Romeo kills Tybalt. At the point in time where Romeo kills Tybalt they are actually cousins by marriage although Romeo and the audience the only ones aware of this‚ creating dramatic irony. Mercutio’s death is the climax and turning point for the play and is the beginning of the tragic
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The major plot lines of the scene (1 paragraph). How does this scene fit into the rest of the play (what is the function of this scene?)‚ in terms of character‚ plot‚ and theme? Act 5 Scene 3 In William Shakespeare’s Act 5 Scene 3 of Macbeth‚ a complete different side of Macbeth is revealed. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a man who cannot even stand up for himself‚ and a man who completely relies on his wife to make major decisions. Then the very next day Macbeth becomes a man
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situated in Act 1 Scene 5 of the play. In this scene‚ Lady Macbeth reads to herself a letter she has received from Macbeth. She resolves to convince her husband to do what is required to seize the crown. A messenger informs Lady Macbeth about the king’s forthcoming arrival and Macbeth’s too. As she awaits their arrival‚ she delivers a soliloquy after which she resolves to put her natural femininity aside and do the soiled deeds to seize that crown she eagerly wants. Towards the end of the scene‚ Macbeth
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How does Shakespeare portray Lady Macbeth’s state of mind in her first speech (“The raven was hoarse…”) and how does the speech relate to the plays concerns with ambition? Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy (Act I scene 5 lines 37-52) provides a vivid insight into her twisted state of mind as she creates initial plans to murder Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy the witches made and have Macbeth become the King. The first lines of the speech reveal her first dark thoughts on killing Duncan. “The
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Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3 scene 1 is a very important part of the whole Romeo and Juliet play. There are various mixed emotions the audience will endure throughout the scene and horrific blows are struck within this particular scene. After reading the scene‚ we are immediately drawn into one of the main themes of the play‚ Disorder’. The other themes covered in the play includes: Love versus hate‚ Disorder‚ Fate‚ Friendship and Revenge. The scene takes place at Verona’‚ a
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In act 1 scene 2 of “Hamlet” the character Hamlet speaks his first soliloquy which reveals his innermost thoughts and feelings to the audience. In this soliloquy Hamlet’s unstable state of mind is evident as well as his feelings of despair about his father’s death and his disgust of his mother’s remarriage to his uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s hatred for his uncle is shown through harsh comparisons between Claudius and his late father. This soliloquy takes place after Claudius has begun his reign as king
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This scene details Macbeth’s first soliloquy‚ in which he decides not to follow through with their plan of regicide‚ and the remainder of the scene consists of his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ arguing with him to change his mind. Lady Macbeth uses emotive language in contrast to he husband’s logically thought out reasoning‚ and appeals to his sense of honour in his own masculinity by insulting it. Before Lady Macbeth enters the scene‚ Macbeth decides against the plan of regicide during his soliloquy. His
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Shoshana Ginsbury Act Four Scene One: Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the play as a whole This extract is from Act Four‚ Scene One of William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Othello. In terms of the five-act tragic structure‚ it is part of the fourth act- the ‘falling action’‚ during which the conflict of the play unravels‚ and the direction of the ending is made clear. In this extract‚ an arguable turning point is reached when Othello slaps Desdemona‚ and his hatred
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The timing of events is very important in Act III. Iago anticipates and manipulates the other characters so skilfully that they seem to be acting simultaneously of their own free will and as Iago’s puppets. For example‚ it takes only the slightest prompting on Iago’s part to put Othello into the proper frame of mind to be consumed by jealousy. Iago exploits Cassio’s discomfort upon seeing Othello by interpreting it as a sign of guilt: "Cassio‚ my lord? No‚ sure I cannot think it That he would steal
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