How Does Shakespeare Portray Strong Emotions in Act 3 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet
How does Shakespeare portray strong emotions in Act 3 Scene 5 of Romeo and
Juliet?
In act 3, scene 5 in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, a lot of emotions are being shown by different characters. In this scene Shakespeare has involved some of the main themes; family, hatred/anger, violence and the most notable theme, love.
Shakespeare has made Lord Capulet seem joyous as he enters the room/scene as he thinks that his daughter will be getting married to Count Paris. This is shown by “How now, wife! Have you deliver’d to her our decree?” By the use of the exclamation mark it shows that he is very excited by the agreement that he, his wife and Count Paris have made for Juliet to marry. I think that by the way Shakespeare has worded it also gives a way for Capulet to express his emotions, than if it wasn’t worded in a more pleasant, understandingly, joyous kind of way. Also the way Shakespeare has used the word “decree” shows that this arrangement is more like a law than just a normal agreement to form an alliance.
Then as Lord Capulet enters the stage and tells Juliet about the ‘decree’ (that he and Paris have thought up) he finds out that Juliet is not willing to accept what he is proposing for her to do, which makes Capulet have a dramatic change in persona. This quote “And yet ‘not proud,’ mistress minion, you,” shows that Capulet has had a change of heart after what he has heard from his daughter. By him saying ‘not proud’ shows that obviously he’s not proud of his daughter as what she’s doing is kind of embarrassing to his family as the ‘Capulet’ family have a high status. This adds to the effect that the reader/audience gets when Capulet says that he doesn’t want anything to do with his daughter. I think that the way Shakespeare has written this scene (and with the help of the actors have performed it,) it shows that there’s a range in emotions, from love to anger.
Later on in the scene Shakespeare shows this side to Capulet in a different
Juliet?
In act 3, scene 5 in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, a lot of emotions are being shown by different characters. In this scene Shakespeare has involved some of the main themes; family, hatred/anger, violence and the most notable theme, love.
Shakespeare has made Lord Capulet seem joyous as he enters the room/scene as he thinks that his daughter will be getting married to Count Paris. This is shown by “How now, wife! Have you deliver’d to her our decree?” By the use of the exclamation mark it shows that he is very excited by the agreement that he, his wife and Count Paris have made for Juliet to marry. I think that by the way Shakespeare has worded it also gives a way for Capulet to express his emotions, than if it wasn’t worded in a more pleasant, understandingly, joyous kind of way. Also the way Shakespeare has used the word “decree” shows that this arrangement is more like a law than just a normal agreement to form an alliance.
Then as Lord Capulet enters the stage and tells Juliet about the ‘decree’ (that he and Paris have thought up) he finds out that Juliet is not willing to accept what he is proposing for her to do, which makes Capulet have a dramatic change in persona. This quote “And yet ‘not proud,’ mistress minion, you,” shows that Capulet has had a change of heart after what he has heard from his daughter. By him saying ‘not proud’ shows that obviously he’s not proud of his daughter as what she’s doing is kind of embarrassing to his family as the ‘Capulet’ family have a high status. This adds to the effect that the reader/audience gets when Capulet says that he doesn’t want anything to do with his daughter. I think that the way Shakespeare has written this scene (and with the help of the actors have performed it,) it shows that there’s a range in emotions, from love to anger.
Later on in the scene Shakespeare shows this side to Capulet in a different