already knew - Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy originally written in 1599. The opening of the play creates tension‚ which is followed throughout the ply by the dramatic irony of the chorus giving the prologue to the play‚ making the audience start to wonder when things will happen. "Who will fall in love?" "Who will die?" "Who will fight?" "Who is the conflict between?" they might ask. In Act 1 scene5‚ there are many different moods and atmospheres‚ beginning with the orders and instructions
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How does Shakespeare present conflict in act 3 scene 1? In William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ there is alot of conflict particularly in act 3 scene 1. The audience find conflict interesting to watch because it creates drama and tension. Shakespeare uses many dramatic devices to present this; some of these techniques include foreshadowing‚ puns and irony to add to this effect. Another reason why Shakespeare uses conflict in the play is so that the audience are able to get attached to it
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How does Alan Gibbons create dramatic tension in The Edge? Alan Gibbons creates dramatic tension in The Edge using a variety of different techniques such as; pathetic fallacy‚ animal imagery‚ dramatic tension etc. The book is based on a young boy called Danny Mangam who lives in north London. He and his mother are on the run for Chris Kane‚ Danny’s abusive step-father. They try to get away and manage to get to Cathy’s mother and fathers house on the Edge Cliff Estate. But even there‚ nothing is
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William Shakespeare‚ who is regarded as the greatest English writer of all time‚ illustrates a dramatic tragedy when two “star-crossed lovers” from two rich and prestigious rival households fall in love. Act 3‚ scene 1 is especially dramatic and interesting because Shakespeare uses many dramatic techniques to reveal conflict‚ death and fate. By the end of Act 2‚ the audience feel comfortable with the marriage since it could end the feuding between the two families but everything changes in Act 3‚ Scene
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is the tragic tale of forbidden love‚ fate and destiny. The prologue is important as it introduces these key themes and creates dramatic irony. It is introduced by a chorus - to give us a commentary and summary of the action. The dramatic irony whets the audience’s appetite for the play‚ and the prologue helps the lower class audience understand the storyline easier. Act 1 Scene 1 grabs the attention of both the higher and lower classes of audience with the use of poetry for the higher classes and
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This scene takes place near the end of the end of the play. Ophelia has just died and her grave is being dug in the graveyard. Hamlet and Horatio come in and speak with the grave diggers. Later in the scene the funeral procession come through with Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ and Laertes. A major theme in this play is the conflict between action and inaction. Very few times in this play do the characters take action. It mainly a play of words and observation. So many scenes the characters stand‚ talk
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the moral of the play was‚ and debated on whether Shakespeare was putting a point across about how injudicious behaviour can result in your downfall; or whether fate will choose the path to lead despite whatever you may do to stop it. This is left to the audience to interpret for themselves. During the previous act: Act 2 Scene 6‚ Romeo and Juliet are married in secret by Friar Lawrence. The atmosphere in the scenes are juxtaposed‚ as Act 3 Scene 1 is extremely tense and ultimately becomes the matter
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Story”~Taylor Swift R&J- Act 1 scene 5 To begin the comparison of this song and the play you need to understand that this song makes quite a bit of references even including the names Romeo and Juliet although some of the song is inaccurate Let’s start at the very beginning of the song “We were both young when I first saw you.” Indeed they were young with Juliet being two weeks from 14 and Romeo is around 16 and from the phrase “when I first saw you” I can guess this was act I scene 5 as this is the ball/party
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proposes equality. The Inspector speaks about them all being the same. ’We are members of one body’. Priestley’s use of the word ’body’ shows that we are all connected and linked. Everyone needs to work together. The Inspector wants to teach the Birlings how to be more responsible and that money and class is not going to make you a better person and should change their attitudes towards the working class. An Inspector Calls’ imitates Priestley’s socialist views while outlining the trouble with Capitalism
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How does Arthur Miller create drama and tension in Act 1 of ‘The Crucible’? The Crucible is a play‚ which explores the witch- hunting hysteria that happened in Salem 1692. Miller uses this “organized mass-hysteria”[1] to comment on his own similar experience during the 1950s. Through “The Crucible”‚ Miller is able to draw an analogy between the hysteria of the Salem witch-trails and its modern parallel of the anti communist ‘witch-hunts’ which occurred due to the HUAC-House of un-American Committee
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