Dramatic Patterns In Romeo And Juliet

Vivian Pham Pham 1
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Language Arts
20 March 2014 Rise of one person at the expense of another, contrasting worlds, disguises, and redemption reveal the four most common Dramatic Patterns found throughout The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. To start with, rise of one person at the expense of another is a pattern that ultimately describes an individual whose actions take effect upon themselves. In this case, an example of this pattern would be how the Nurse
A scene in the play that specifically describes this pattern is when the servants were having a personal party within the Capulet party. When the audience thinks about servants, they think about the responsible tasks that they have to savor for their masters. The audience least expects the servants to have a laughing matter at their own leaders’ party. In this case, the Capulet servants are not respecting their roles, but instead, act as equal within the household to try and gain more privileges. In addition, another instance of this dramatic pattern is when Juliet’s father calls the Nurse by her first name, Angelica. While in the midst of preparation for the wedding, Lord Capulets is running around, overexcited, and giving orders. He gives a task for the Nurse to complete and ends up mentioning her by her first name. The Nurse, astonishingly, replies and teases her master as he takes in the laughter. This might have prompted the reader to infer that Lord Capulet and the Nurse had an affair. If the audience truly thinks about it, it is remarkable that he calls her by her first name. Last time he spoke to her, he was calling her hurtful names when she went against Juliet and Paris’
The Friar also mentions that he sent a letter to Romeo which failed to deliver about the false death of Juliet, thus leading to Romeo killing himself over disbelief. After seeing Juliet awaken from her deep sleep, the Friar mentions how he tried to convince her to come with him where he will cast her away to be a nun. When Juliet refuses to go with him, he runs away as the group of watchmen closes in. While asking for forgiveness, the reader can tell that the Friar does not pity up to the Prince. He gives himself up to Prince Escalus and asks for consequences and sacrifice knowing the tragedy he has done to both of the houses was his fault. Another instance where the characters seek redemption is when Lord Capulet makes up with Lord Montague. After they both lost their only child, they both realized that no more lives should be taken from the aging dispute. Now knowing that his daughter is married to a Montague, he calls Romeo’s father, his brother. To go alongside their apologies and forgiveness, Lord Capulet promises to make a monument of Romeo while Lord Montague makes a monument of Juliet in honor of their