William Shakespeare’s Presentation of Romeo

William Shakespeare’s Presentation of Romeo

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play set in sixteenth

century Verona, Italy. It is simple and complete in structure with a

single plot telling the story of two star crossed lovers.

The play is set over five days with each unique event linked using

Shakespeare’s dramatic skill. The short time period over

which

the play is crafted gives it speed, impact and excitement.

The language used by Shakespeare is nearer to everyday speech. He

achieves this by the use of blank verse, meaning that he is not

restricted to finding rhyming words to end each line. Roughly two

thirds of the play is written using this technique which has the

effect of making it less dull compared to it being written in rhyme.

Romeo and Juliet’s love scene is mostly written in blank verse. This

emphasises the difference between the old Romeo and the new one who