Act I Scene V of Romeo and Juliet as an Effective Piece of Drama

Act I Scene V of Romeo and Juliet as an Effective Piece of Drama

In this assignment, I will comment in details about Act I Scene V.

This scene can be separated into seven short sections, which have

different events and mood. So I will comment on each section by using

references to important developments and characters. Also, I will use

concrete examples of the languages used by Shakespeare as evidence of

each character's role.

In this scene, we are introduced to Juliet's family and to Romeo.

Their love is doomed from the start, because they belong to rival

families. Their love will grow so strong to become more important than

their life.

As for Act I Scene V, it consists of seven short sections.

In the first short section in Act I Scene V, lots of servants are

preparing for the big party. They are very busy preparing for a great

party. From this confusing section, Shakespeare makes readers know how

big this party is going to be and how many people are invited by the

Capulet. The following quote suggests how busy the servants are "we

cannot be here and there too". We can also see this from Capulet's

speech, "Ah, sirrah, this unlook'd for sport comes well." However,

there is a difference between Capulet and servants use of language;

Capulet uses very formal and unusual words, which shows readers that

he is more educated than his servants.

In section 2, Capulet and his cousin talk about when they were young.

They forget the guests for a while and talk about the time when they

were young and went to parties similar to this one. They are quite old

now and it is difficult for them to keep track of all the time that

passed.

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...y, Tybalt's attitude and language are aggressive and

he is furious at Romeo's insult. Secondly, Lord Capulet becomes angry

at Tybalt's disobedience when he asks him to calm down.

Generally speaking, the poetry is used when Romeo and Juliet speak to

each other and prose when they are speaking to other characters or

other characters' conversation.

Although the 'balcony scene' is probably the most well known of the

play, the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet in this scene is very

important as well. The use of language and prose sets them apart from

the rest of the characters. They do not care about their circumstances

and their love is inevitable from the start. The scene affects the

audience because of the contrast between the power of love and of

family values; both of them seem incapable to accept reason and limit.