I am going to be examining Act III Scene I and Act III Scene II to show how these two scenes create dramatic effectiveness for the audience. Act III Scene 1 (A Room in the castle) involves Claudius contemplating whether or not to send Hamlet away to London in order to deal with his troubles. This is also the scene of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy ‘To be or not to be”‚ whereby he is considering his life and what has been going on since his fathers death. Act III Scene II is where Hamlet has a play in
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The story of "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. This is well known among most people‚ but why is this play a tragedy? When did it all start? Where is the turning point in this play? I think that the turning point is Act 3 Scene 1. This is the point where the tragedy starts. This scene focuses much on Romeo. When Romeo kills Tybalt in this scene‚ the Capulets don’t just hate the Montagues‚ they hate them a lot. This essay will describe what happened in Act 3 Scene 1‚ why the scene is the turning point
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Period_______ Romeo and Juliet Notes Act 3 Notes Act III Scene 1 Notes Shakespeare replaces the marriage scene with violence. The hope of marriage of Romeo and Juliet is quickly ruined by fatal violence. Benvolio predicts the brawl (believes the weather has the "mad blood stirring"). He is earnest but ineffectual. Romeo kills Tybalt not out of hatred or revenge‚ but because he was avenging Mercutio’s death. The prince restores order (just like in Act 1 Scene 1). When the prince banishes
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How Is Violence Represented In Act 3 Scene 1 In ‘Romeo and Juliet’? In this essay I am going to analyse how Shakespeare portrays violence in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and‚ more specifically‚ Act 3 Scene 1. Shakespeare did not create ’Romeo and Juliet’ but took the idea from a poem by Arthur brooks. ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragedy and was written between 1591 and 1596. It is one of the greatest love stories ever written however violence‚ hate and conflict are very prominent. For example‚ at the start
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Juliet‚ my daughter not wanting to marry Paris. Why? Why? Paris is wealthy‚ young and handsome‚ an excellent match for her. She cannot disobey my order‚ this is my decision‚ (point to chest) not hers. Does she have any idea how many girls would die to marry Paris? Juliet would become part of royal family‚ which will be great for me and our name too. Our Capulet name will be seen as peaceful and loving if she marries Paris. And if she doesn’t she will be ruining my plans for her. She is mine and
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noble kinsman of the Prince. The two discuss Paris’s desire to marry Capulet’s daughter‚ Juliet. Capulet is overjoyed‚ but also states that Juliet—not yet fourteen—is too young to get married. He asks Paris to wait two years. He assures Paris that he favors him as a suitor‚ and invites Paris to the traditional masquerade feast he is holding that very night so that Paris might begin to woo Juliet and win her heart. Capulet dispatches a servant‚ Peter‚ to invite a list of people to the feast. As Capulet
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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 raven himself
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commit to him because of her beliefs‚ he was going through great depression for days and was constantly doubting himself. His friend Mercutio decided that it was enough of Romeo’s whining about Rosaline and tried to help him get out
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Romeo and Juliet play Act 2 Scene 2 Romeo and Juliet are clearly complex characters; they go through an intense journey. They learn about themselves as individuals‚ unit and in relation to the people around them. Their relationship is based on passionate attraction that transforms into something powerfully emotional‚ with real depth. Their relationship shows us the juxtaposition of the clear love and hate woven throughout the play. They fight to keep their relationship together‚ the reader is touched
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article “Sometimes Parents Just Don’t Understand‚” the author describes the relationship between teenagers and their parents as… . The anonymous author states that parents are seen as “old-fashioned and protective” and not “empathizing” (P. 2‚ 6). As a result‚ teenagers and parents are having a hard time listening to each other because they have different mindsets because teenagers have a “semi-matured mind‚” which makes them “act on impulse” and do rash things (P. 6). Parents‚ on the other hand‚ have
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