Act One of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare In Act 1, the audience are introduced to the major conflicts of the Capulets and Montagues, via the fighting of the servants. Whilst this is happening, Benvolio is convincing Romeo to take his mind off of the one he "loves," and go to the Capulet ball, however Romeo insists that he has eyes for no one except Rosaline, that is until he meets Juliet. It is important that the audience are able to make links to predict events because it helps them to feel involved in the play. Act 1 Scene 1 is set on a street in Verona, where we see two Capulet servants: Sampson and Gregory, who are bragging about their part in the feud with the Montagues. This is where we first see Shakespeare's use of puns and double meanings, for example we hear Gregory say "To move is to stir, to be valiant is to stand." They appear to be talking about courage, but "to stir" means to have sex and "to stand," means to have an erection, which also introduces Shakespeare's uses of Bawdy language, which becomes a major part of the Nurses character. This is a link to the rest of the play as it shows that bawdiness will be a part in the play. The Audience may feel that this is an unusual opening to the play, as it is humorous and fast paced, therefore the audience would probably know from the prologue "death-marked love" that it is a tragic storyline that would expect it to be slow paced and emotional. Sampson and Gregory are extremely casual in the first scene; "A dog of that house" shows that they believe they are stronger than they are as they call the Montagues dogs, which is an insult. When two Montague ... ... middle of paper ... ...that her "only love sprung from her only hate. Too early seen unknown, and known too late." Showing that she feels far too much for him to be able to stop the relationship. Juliet then hides her thoughts and feelings from the nurse and goes off to join her mother. In conclusion I think that there are a great deal of links between act 1 and the rest of the play that help to prepare the audience for the up and coming events. It gives a taster of the characters and their traits and shows the audience what will happen in the form of the contrast between fighting and love. The prologue gives away the storyline but still leaves the audience asking questions. Altogether, I believe that Shakespeare included links to the rest of the play in act 1 so that the Audience could get a feel for the play and become more involved.
Act 1 scene 3 and Act 3 scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
reach into the ideas and themes of the play so we will have a good
shall firstly do a summery of the play and give a basic image of what
Without Act 2 Scene 2 the whole play makes no sense. This is the scene
Act One of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The play Romeo and Juliet is set in "fair Verona" in Italy. Shakespeare based his play on a poem by Brooke and brought it to the theatres in 1595. Although the play is set in Italy many things mentioned could be found in Elizabethan England, for example the Capulet's party. This suggests to me that Shakespeare had little knowledge of Italian life and culture.
Scene 2 act 2 is one of the most important scenes in the play. This is
project of the play, of which is touched upon in Act One. It is this
In my opinion Act 1 Scene 1 is the most important scene of the play
tells us that the play is set in Verona, and that a couple take their
of the Capulet’s orchard. This is a brave thing to do, for, if he had
of the audience. One of his main aims in the play was to present the
Act 3 Scene 3 Of Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 is a perfect example of Romeo's despondent persona. The events that take place in Friar Laurence's cell occur right after Romeo's marriage to Juliet. Romeo's devastation by the news that he is to be banished from Verona after murdering Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, had led him to seek guidance from Friar Laurence. Although this may seem understandable, Romeo is melodramatic and gives the impression that he is an over-the-top teenager. He illustrates this when he says; "Ha, banishment!
of interest to the play making it a great play to read and also act
ending of the play is an integral part to the structure of the play in
There are instances in plays that when omitted disturbs the plot line. These instances may be small scenes, short actions, exchanges between characters, or an entire act. Failure to include these scenes often leads to many faults in the play, the worst of which is incoherence in the plot and the destruction of the progress through it. Certain plays have deeply interwoven scenes, which with the removal of one affect the rest greatly. This can be seen in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. In particular the first act of the play reveals its course. Without this first act and its components, the play would begin in confusion. It might be redundant to say that one cannot do without the first act of all plays, but this play in particular is inseparable with it. The first act shows character interactions with the setting, reveals the motives of various characters, and foreshadows future events.