Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet; Act 1 and Act 2 Analysis Act 1 Scene 1 • The setting of the play is in Verona Italy. • The Capulet’s are people that like to start fights and say harsh things to the Montague’s; Example: Sampson: “I won’t eat dirt. If a Montague insults me. I will spit on him. And I will spit on all those Montague women too”. This is an example that tells us that the Capulet’s are harsh people who like to start a fight. • The Montague seem like peacekeepers and
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Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene I This scene takes place in Verona‚ Italy‚ on a public street. Gregory and Sampson‚ who are part of the Montague household‚ are looking for some trouble. Abram and Baltizar‚ part of the Capulet household are there also. Due to fact that the Capulet’s and Montague’s are enemies‚ they start fighting. The prince comes out and interrupts the fight. He warns them if they keep fighting they will be persecuted. Romeo‚ the son of Montague‚ cannot be found. Montague ask
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Act 1 Summary The scene starts with two servants of the Capulet’s‚ Sampson and Gregory. They are discussing how they will fight the Montague’s and be civil with the women. They use violent language and when they see a Montague servant they act threatening and rude. Sampson‚ being daring bites his thumb at Abram‚ a rude gesture in Shakespearian times and he is verbally intimidating. Tybalt and Benvolio enter. Tybalt is a more violent character‚ full of hatred‚ the opposite of good willed Benvolio
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How William Shakespeare makes act 1 scene 5 dramatically effective. The Tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet was written by the world famous William Shakespeare in 1595 ‚it is an all time famous love story .In this essay I will be focusing on how William Shakespeare make act 1 scene 5 dramatically effective. William Shakespeare has based many plays in Verona‚ Italy and Romeo and Juliet was one of them ‚ he was a well known author and his plays were very famous .He was influenced by group troubles
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Act 1 - Scene 4 Mercutio and Benvolio try to persuade Romeo to continue on with crashing the party at the Capulet’s with an optimistic mindset. This is because Romeo was in a nervous state caused by a dream he had depicting a life’s end. Had Romeo listened to his dream‚ many others‚ including himself‚ would have lived passed the next few days. Act 2 - Scene 3 Romeo meets up with Friar Lawrence to request him to marry Juliet to him. Friar Lawrence agrees to wed the two but not after questioning
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Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3 scene 1 is a very important part of the whole Romeo and Juliet play. There are various mixed emotions the audience will endure throughout the scene and horrific blows are struck within this particular scene. After reading the scene‚ we are immediately drawn into one of the main themes of the play‚ Disorder’. The other themes covered in the play includes: Love versus hate‚ Disorder‚ Fate‚ Friendship and Revenge. The scene takes place at Verona’‚ a
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How does Shakespeare make Act 1 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet dramatically effective? Melanie Ngai Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare‚ which is about the feud of the Capulet’s and Montague’s. Romeo and Juliet fall in love‚ but find that they are the children of their parents’ enemies. Act 1‚ Scene 5 is an important scene in the play because it shows a change in relationships which greatly affects how the watching audience sees some of the major characters in the play.
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Romeo and Juliet Coursework In Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo & Juliet‚ Shakespeare raises the excitement and the tension throughout the scene by using dramatic tension between the characters‚ provocative and threatening dialogue‚ strong language effects‚ and sharp vital violence. The scene begins with Benvolio and Mercutio coming on to stage‚ with Benvolio suggesting they should go home in case they meet the Capulets and the violence ensues. “The day is hot‚ the Capels are abroad‚ And if we meet we
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Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5 – Dramatically Effective? Romeo and Juliet is widely regarded as William Shakespeare’s greatest piece of writing; one of the greatest tragedies ever written. It is a tragic love story‚ a story of love and hate. While there is a blooming love between the main protagonists of the play‚ Romeo and Juliet respectively‚ there is hate between the families of the two‚ the Capulet and Montague. One of the key ways that Romeo and Juliet became a classic is because it is dramatically
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dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting‚ exciting and important scene? Introduction Give some brief details about: • the plot of Romeo and Juliet; • how the play fits into the tragedy genre; • the general themes of the play; • the social and historical context of the play; • where this scene fits into the play as a whole. Main Part You need to explain how and why Shakespeare uses dramatic devices within the scene to interest‚ involve
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