how does shakespear create tension in act 3 scene 1?
How does Shakespeare create tension in act 3 scene 1?
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about “two star crossed lovers,” each from a family with an ancient grudge against each other. After a party at the Capulet mansion Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love. However, Juliet is being forced to marry Paris who is desperately in love with her as the play was written in a patriarchal time. With conflict between the Capulets and Montagues it becomes difficult for Romeo and Juliet to see each other. After a brawl brakes out between the Capulets and Montagues, Romeo becomes banished from the city Verona for the murder of Tybalt. The two lovers hatch a plan together which goes terribly wrong and the couple end up taking their lives for each other which breaks the family feud. In this assessment I will be exploring how Shakespeare creates tension in Act 3 Scene 1.
In this scene Juxtaposition is used to create tension. It makes us unsure of what’s going to happen next as Tybalt wants to fight but Romeo refuses. We do not know wether
In Capulet’s house, just before the feast is to begin, Lady Capulet calls to the Nurse, needing help to find her daughter. Juliet enters, and Lady Capulet dismisses the Nurse so that she might speak with her daughter alone. She immediately changes her mind, however, and asks the Nurse to remain and add her counsel. Before Lady Capulet can begin to speak, the Nurse launches into a long story about how, as a child, an uncomprehending Juliet became an innocent accomplice to a sexual joke. Lady Capulet tries unsuccessfully to stop the wildly amused Nurse. An embarrassed Juliet forcefully commands that the Nurse stop.
Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about getting married. Juliet replies that she has not given it any thought. Lady Capulet observes that she gave birth to Juliet when she was almost Juliet’s current age. She excitedly continues that Juliet must begin to think about marriage because the “valiant Paris” has expressed an
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about “two star crossed lovers,” each from a family with an ancient grudge against each other. After a party at the Capulet mansion Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love. However, Juliet is being forced to marry Paris who is desperately in love with her as the play was written in a patriarchal time. With conflict between the Capulets and Montagues it becomes difficult for Romeo and Juliet to see each other. After a brawl brakes out between the Capulets and Montagues, Romeo becomes banished from the city Verona for the murder of Tybalt. The two lovers hatch a plan together which goes terribly wrong and the couple end up taking their lives for each other which breaks the family feud. In this assessment I will be exploring how Shakespeare creates tension in Act 3 Scene 1.
In this scene Juxtaposition is used to create tension. It makes us unsure of what’s going to happen next as Tybalt wants to fight but Romeo refuses. We do not know wether
In Capulet’s house, just before the feast is to begin, Lady Capulet calls to the Nurse, needing help to find her daughter. Juliet enters, and Lady Capulet dismisses the Nurse so that she might speak with her daughter alone. She immediately changes her mind, however, and asks the Nurse to remain and add her counsel. Before Lady Capulet can begin to speak, the Nurse launches into a long story about how, as a child, an uncomprehending Juliet became an innocent accomplice to a sexual joke. Lady Capulet tries unsuccessfully to stop the wildly amused Nurse. An embarrassed Juliet forcefully commands that the Nurse stop.
Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about getting married. Juliet replies that she has not given it any thought. Lady Capulet observes that she gave birth to Juliet when she was almost Juliet’s current age. She excitedly continues that Juliet must begin to think about marriage because the “valiant Paris” has expressed an