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Shakespeare's use of dramatic irony and its role in Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's use of dramatic irony and its role in Romeo and Juliet
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Analysis of Act Three Scene Five of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is a dramatic tragedy, and
was first performed in 1595. The novel is about two young lovers,
Romeo & Juliet and the struggle with their relationship. Romeo and
Juliet are from opposing families, the Montagues and the Capulets. The
conflict between their two families causes problems for their love of
one another. Shakespeare's main themes throughout the play are of
love, conflict and of youth versus age. The scene that we are
analysing, Act 3 Scene 5 is one of the most important scenes in the
novel. This is mainly because; the character of Juliet is developed
tremendously. Juliet's feelings and thoughts are shown more in this
scene than in any other. Other reasons why the scene is important are
that we get to the see the huge gap in the relationship of Juliet and
her mother, and also we get to see other sides of the characters. One
other way of getting across Romeo and Juliet's struggle is the way
Shakespeare uses fate. Everything seems to happen to them because of
something they did earlier. For example, because Romeo killed Tybalt,
Juliet's parents want her to marry Paris. The audience feels more
sorrow for the young couple because everything seems to be happening
to them, although all they want is top be in love.
Shakespeare's use of dramatic irony is very prominent in Act 3 Scene
5, and also throughout the play. When Lady Capulet tells her daughter
Juliet
"Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride," she is telling her
that she is going to marry Paris. The dramatic irony in this is that
the audience knows that she cannot marry Paris because she is already
married to Romeo. This ...
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...es of the play because Shakespeare uses contrast a lot
to keep the audience interested.
Another way in which Shakespeare uses contrast is with the character
of the nurse. She shifts her opinion on Romeo very quickly. Here she
is talking about Paris
"A lovely gentleman."
She also says that Romeo could never compare to him. Like Lord Capulet
her mood changes very quickly. In Act 2 Scene 5, it was the nurse who
organised Juliet's marriage and honeymoon. Then now she decides she
does not like Romeo. This shows how the nurse's mood changes very
quickly. She does not seem to understand Juliet's love for Romeo. This
makes the audience feel bad for Juliet; it makes them more involved in
the atmosphere of the scene.
The strongest contrast in this scene is between the idyllic and
loveliness of Romeo and Juliet's world and the angry world of her
parents.
how her personality changes from act 1 scene 5 to act 5 scene 5 and
At first Juliet is quite shocked, as her love for Romeo is destined and without him she believes
of tune”, is a lark, not a nightingale and thus it are dawn and Romeo
Nurse has betrayed Juliet, she and Friar Lawrence were the two who knew and believed in Romeo and Juliet's love, and Nurse abandons Juliet in a way in this scene, telling her to marry Paris, and forget Romeo. I think that when she is saying this that she is thinking of herself, and of what she could lose if they were discovered, but at the same time she was thinking of Juliet's well-being, and that she would be safe in Verona, with Paris: "I think that you are happy in this second match, For it excels your first; or, if it did not, Your first is dead, or 'twere as good he were As living here and you no use of him. " Lady Capulet shows a very different love for her daughter to the love which Nurse shows her, she has hardly looked after Juliet for much of her life, and is distanced from her. Around the period of time when the play was set there was a social tradition for the upper classes to have a 'wet nurse'. It would not have been accepted in soc... ...
At this point the nurse now tries to step in and defend Juliet. She is very protective of Juliet as she treats Juliet like her own child and is more of a mother figure to Juliet than her own real mother Lady Capulet. Lord Capulet again reacts violently. I believe this is justified of Lord Capulet as the nurse should not get involved in family issues
When the moment finally arrives and Juliet’s death is revealed to her siblings this happens through the use of shared lines.
tells him that it was a bird of the night and not one of the day, she
Act 3 Scene I of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Before Act 3 scene i we know that there are two feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. The audience has been told at the start that to resolve this dispute their children, two innocent lovers, must die. The Prince had explicitly told the family that if there is another brawl their ‘lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace’. Romeo a Montague went unwelcome to the Capulets’ ball. Tybalt, a nephew of old Capulet noticed Romeo.
together. In this part of the scene there are a lot of images of love.
whether he was really in love with Rosaline, or did he just want to be
She adds that "he's lovely." gentleman. This is the first time that the nurse has not stood by. Juliet in her desperate time of need. The way in which I would get the reactions from both characters is that Juliet's face would dictate. what she is thinking about.
The Significance of Act 3 Scene 5 in Relation to the Mood of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
...ulet offends Nurse when she attempts to halt the harsh happenings against Juliet ‘Peace you mumbling fool’ even so Capulet has the power to say whatever he likes to his employees and I think he found Nurse’s outbreak to be rather rude .
... end the feud between the families and how the love between Romeo and Juliet brought the families closer together.
The Dramatic Significance of Act 3, Scene 1 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet, one of the most famous love stories ever written. It is a typical love story, girl meets boy, and they like each other, but they had distinctive troubles, as their families were feuding, thus they are unable to see each other. In this play though, there is a difference, it has dramatic significance. Dramatic significance is when the play has depth and meaning, which influences the rest of the story. Romeo kills Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, which results in Romeo being banished from Verona.