ROMEO AND JULIET ACTS 1-3 sumary In acts one‚ two and three in “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare the story begins to take some twists and turns. To begin‚ in act one‚ on the streets of Verona the Capulet’s servants pick a fight with some Montague’s servants and Benvolio attempts to stop the fight. Benvolio draws his sword and yells “Part fools!/Put up your swords; you know not what you do”(1.1.56-7). Tybalt then walks in and sees Benvolio with is sword out‚ so he too pulls
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Act 3 scene 1 is a terrific piece of drama. How does Shakespeare engage the audience’s interest and build up tension and anticipation of future events in the play? Romeo and Juliet is a terrific Shakespeare play. It is a play of love and tragedy. It shows two people from families who are enemies‚ and who fall in love. In act 3 scenes 1 though it all turns around‚ the tragic death of two people turn it. I will say in this essay how it changes the play and how the langue and style in this play
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How Shakespeare Makes Act 1 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet Dramatically Effective At the start of Act 1 Scene 5 the guests at the Capulets’ ball have just finishes dining and Sampson and Gregory‚ the two head servants‚ are complaining that a number of the servants‚ especially Potpan‚ are not helping to clear up: "Where’s Potpan that he helps not to take away?" Most of the servants are trying to clean up quickly because they want to have their own party later. The scene then moves on to Lord Capulet
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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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Scene Analysis – Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3‚ Scene 1 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare outlines significant aspects within the play‚ such as the fate or destiny of Romeo and the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. I will explore such themes of this momentous scene. The scene describes Benvolio and Mercutio wanting to retire due to the immense heat of the boiling sun‚ also implying that hot temperature would tend to create hot tempers! Although before doing so‚ they encounter Tybalt and
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Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare‚ the play is based on forbidden love and deathly consequences. The beginning of the play starts with a prologue‚ the main point of this is to get the audience’s attention and set the scene but to also explain the whole outline of the play. By doing this Shakespeare is also acknowledging one of the main themes of the play‚ which is fate. In the prologue Shakespeare chooses to use a lot of violent language- “Their death...Civil blood makes civil
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Read ALL of Act 4 and answer the following in complete‚ detailed sentences: A) Compare and contrast the reasons for the visits of Paris and Juliet to Friar Laurence. B) How does Juliet conduct herself with Paris? What does she say to him? C) Why do you think Juliet allows Paris to kiss her? D) Why do you think Shakespeare has Juliet say that she is “past
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And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. (5.5 17-28) Act 5‚ Scene 5 Commentary In act 5‚ scene 5 of Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses metaphors‚ diction‚ mood and tone to emphasize the concept that life is meaningless‚ in order to suggest the theme of ambition without moral constraints. Upon hearing of his wife’s death‚ Macbeth reflects on how pointless
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Act III Study Guide Scene 1 Mercutio is mocking Benvolio at the opening of this scene. What is he saying and how do we know he is teasing? A: He is describing Benvolio as someone who loves to fight‚ but we know from the verybeginning of the play that Benvolio loves to keep the peace and tries to avoid conflictbecause he tried to break up the fight between the servants. Why does Romeo refuse to fight with Tybalt? What does he say in lines 66-70? A: He refuses to fight because he is married
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audience. In the film version of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet‚ there were many alterations especially in Act Five. Two representations in the modern interpretation film‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ of Act Five that gave a positive impact on the experience of the play is the police knowing Romeo came back to Verona and Juliet waking up and sharing a last kiss with Romeo before he died in her arms. Firstly‚ a representation in the film of Act Five that gave a positive impact on the experience
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