How Shakespeare Gains and Holds the Audience's Attention and Interest Up to Act One Scene One of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is widely considered, by critics and the public alike
as one of the best romantic tragedies to date. Written by arguably the
most famous poet in British History, William Shakespeare Romeo and
Juliet is a story of two star-crossed lovers. Date of it’s publication
is much argued about, but it is agreed among most that it was between
the dates of 1594 and 1596. Shakespeare was born on the 26th of April
1564 and died on the 23rd of April 1616.
Shakespeare didn’t entirely invent the concept of Romeo and Juliet, it
was influenced heavily by a poem written by Arthur Brooks and the
poem Romeus and Juliet, but many details are altered from this and
some Characters entirely made up.
Shakespeare's plays total thirty seven, of these are Macbeth, Hamlet,
Othello and The Tempest, he wrote anything from love stories (Antony
and Cleopatra) to comedies (twelfth night) and has proved himself to
be very versatile. He has also written over a hundred and fifty
sonnets.
The play begins with a chorus which describes what is going to happen
within the play. This fantastic piece of poetry is known as a sonnet.
This was very risque of Shakespeare as it gave away a huge dramatic
irony that he could’ve of easily used to shock the audience. In the
prologue Shakespeare suggests that Romeo and Juliet being together is
doomed by fate, he describes them as:
“Star-crossed.”
On the 16th centaury many people believed that the stars governed your
fate, and therefore Shakespeare is suggesting that Romeo and Juliet
are fi...
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...el sympathetic towards
Benvolio as the man was only defending himself against the fiery,
hot-tempered and blood-thirsty Benvolio. They will also be wondering
what will happen to the characters if they break the law.
Shakespeare managed to gain the audiences attention in the first part
of this scene, using a big fight. These are usually reserved for the
end or middle of the plays, rather than the first. The action will
catch the audiences attention much more than any words, and he has
immediately got the audience emotionally involved with the characters,
and they may empathise and sympathise with certain people within the
play. He has also portrayed the rivalry between the Capulets and
Montagues well, without having to explain it in words which may have
bored the audience. It demonstrates how deeply their hatred runs.
How Shakespeare Engages the Audience in Act I scene v In Act I, scene v, Shakespeare alters the tone of the play into a lighter mood. However, despite this, there is an ominous sense of fate overshadowing the pair of star crossed lovers. Even today, the tragedy resembles a blue print of the problems the young adolescents of the twentieth century face each day. Shakespeare uses a masked ball to create suspense and mystery, as this would have engaged an Elizabethan audience. However the audience already knows what is going to happen due to the Prologue - "Do with their death bury their parents' strife" - but despite this knowledge the anticipation of the events leading to the arrival of these final tragic scenes adds excitement.
The Dramatic Effectiveness of Act III Scene I of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this climatic central scene of the play Tybalt kills Mercutio (a close friend to Romeo.) Romeo kills Tybalt (his cousin in-law.) and is banished forever from Verona (where his wife- Juliet lives.). The audience are aware that Romeo and Juliet had fallen in love at the Capulet ball and have been married by the Friar Lawrence in the previous scene.
The Ways in which Act 3 scene 5 Prepares the Audience for the Tragic Ending of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The excitement is developed through their first meeting as Romeo and Juliet are shown to be lightly flirting with each other, using words of the vocabulary of religion, to represent words of the vocabulary of the body. When they m... ... middle of paper ... ... eparate them forever. Then Juliet says, ‘follow thee my lord throughout the world’, which foreshadows their death at the end of the play, causing the audience to wait in anticipation for the scene that will appear.
They also had an argument on how long ago they both went to a masked
Act 2 Scene 6 has a romantic atmosphere and when the play turns to Act
The essay will explore how the use of language and dramatic devices convey Romeo’s development in attitudes concerning love. I will be there. Act 1 Scene 1 When we are first introduced to Romeo, we find that he is deliberately isolating himself from the outside world. His father Montague defines him as disturbed by something that he knows nothing of, this is. illustrated by.
Shakespeare's Engagement of the Audience in Act One Scene Five of Romeo and Juliet At the beginning of Act One Scene Five, Shakespeare engages the audience by using the servants as they rush around getting everything ready for Lord Capulet's party. "Where's Potpan that he helps not take away? He shift a trencher? He scrape a trencher? ". Although the servants are minor characters they are important at the start of this scene, because they create a busy and lively mood as they organise every thing.
Shakespeare always knew how to keep his audience on the edge of their seats. His use of dynamic characters, irony, and foreshadowing creates a sense of involvement for the audience.
The Ways Shakespeare Makes Act Three Scene Five Full of Tension and Exciting for the Audience
In this essay I have talked about the devices that are used to raise your expectations even though some of them are false. Romeo and Juliet has many things that an audience can detect to know what they can expect from the rest of the play. I think that to be able to detect these things it can heavily depend on the audience. There are many things that Shakespeare’s audiences would have noticed because they understood the language. Contemporary audiences would have noticed certain things because of what they saw such as how the characters behave.
Directing Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this essay I will be directing act 3 scene 1 in the illustrious
Excitement and Suspense in Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this assignment, I'm studying the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. I'm looking at Act 1 Scene 5. Where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. This play was written between 1593 and 1596. The story is about two rival families in Verona, each family has a child each, Juliet and Romeo.
The Dramatic Effects of Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet There are many components to Shakespeare’s classic ‘Romeo’. Juliet’, which mainly consists of love, hate and honour. This is the story of the incessant love of two young people, which crosses the borders of family and convention. It encompasses love, hate and tons of other things. of emotion, tragically ending with the harsh reality of death.
Shakespeare successfully captures the interest of his audience in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet through the use of several features. These include: the introduction of several dramatic plot lines, an exciting opening brawl, bawdy humour, and the establishment of an ominous tone at the end of the act. These techniques on a whole, serve to interest and engage the audience in the events of the play.