Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Acts 3 scene 1 of the play is a turning point. How important are the events of this scene to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet At the beginning of the play the audience already know the plot, from the prologue. The prologue describes the two lovers to be, quote: 'star-crossed lovers', luck will influence the events. Their love leads to death, quote: 'death marked love' this tells us that Romeo and Juliet are going to die, but in the first two acts, the actions of the play seem to be positive and encouraging because Romeo and Juliet first sight each other at the Capulet's ball, they fall in love, start to meet up secretly after the ball, get married without telling anyone and start planning their future together. In the space of twenty-four hours all these things have happened. In act 3 scene 1 the power of chance causes two deaths. The death of Mercutio, Romeo's best friend and Tybalt, a close relative of the Capulet's. This was caused because the Montague's gatecrashed the Capulet's ball and Tybalt wanted to teach Romeo a lesson for gate crashing the Capulet's ball. Tybalt didn't intend on killing anyone but he ended up killing Mercutio because Mercutio was defending Romeo's honour. When Romeo had realised that Tybalt had killed Mercutio from wounding him, he went after Tybalt and killed him. After this the audience know that Romeo and Juliet will not be able to be happy because Romeo will be banished from Verona which means he can never come back to Verona and the Capulet's will never let Romeo and Juliet be together because he killed Tybalt a close relative. At the beginning of act 3 scene 1 Benvolio wants to leave because the Capulet's are abroad and the prince said, quote: 'If ever you disturb these streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace' this is said at the beginning of act 3 scene and is saying that if ever another fight is caused then they all will be banished from
Juliet strategizes her disastrous plan and worries, “How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo come to redeem me?” (Lines 30-32 of Act Four, Scene Three). Juliet is desperate to see Romeo, ergo she plans to fake her death. Her thoughts of Romeo finding her lifeless foreshadows their future. Romeo is deprived of the news of Juliet’s real state of health, therefore he says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. O mischief, thou art swift to enter the thoughts of desperate men!” (Lines 34-36 of Act Five, Scene One). Once again, Romeo’s perception is only focused on Juliet. His mental instability leads him to think Paris is in the way obtaining true happiness, thus he slays him. Romeo acquires poison, stands beside Juliet, and states, “Here’s to my love! (Drinks.) O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Lines 119-120 of Act Five, Scene Three). Romeo observes Juliet’s body and determines that he should die beside her. Juliet wakes to his lifeless body, and determines she should commit suicide, as well. Romeo’s foolish decisions lead to the death of himself and
and Juliet both deep in love with each other, die at the end of the
In this essay I will discuss to what extent is act 3 scenes 2 pivotal
Act 3 scene 1 becomes very dramatic to the audience, as the contrast between the two scenes is very different. Act 3 scene 1 is located in the hot and busy streets of Verona, this is where the public is as Shakespeare has told us clearly in the stage directions. “Verona. A public place.” The way Shakespeare has made it dramatic is by going from a cool, calm and happy atmosphere to a hot and busy... ...
Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately lead them along a series of unfortunate mishaps.
Rosalyn who is going to become a nun. Romeo is upset by this and his
of a fight "let us take the law of our side let them begin" Sampson
Act 3 Scene 3 as the Turning Point of the Play Othello by William Shakespeare
Juliet is very upset by this and also by the death of her cousin, she
As in Romeo and Juliet, some powerful external force is present in The Sound of Waves and seems to be driving the events on, twisting them into various shapes. In Romeo and Juliet, there is the motif of stars, or fate, which turns the wheel of events. In Juliet’s monologue at the beginning of Act III Scene ii, she says “Give me my Romeo, and when he shall die,/Take him and cut him out in little stars,/And he will make the face of heav’n so fine” indicating that there are outwardly forces living amongst the stars that guides their path. In Act V Scene I Line 25, upon hearing of Juliet’s death, Romeo cries “Is it e’en so? Then I defy you stars!” Yet again, this shows that something among the stars or perhaps the stars themselves is twisting the path and shrouding the road ahead with the mist of fate. On page fifteen to sixteen of The Sound of Waves, Shinji prays to the stars (God) in the hope that He can change the future. On page twenty-one, Shinji’s prayer is answered. He accidentally left his money on the beach and Hatsue, his loved one, the girl of his dreams, had to find it. This may be a sign that fate is acting in their favor. However, in Romeo and Juliet, fate definitely does not work towards the benefit of the young couple who end up dying a few days after they meet. It is not always clear on whose side fate is on. On page forty in The Sound of Waves, however, fate is definitely acting in the favor of Hatsue. Yasuo accosts Hatsue in the dead of night and tries to take advantage of her. Unfortunately for him, fate was present through the form of a hornet when it stings Yasuo, allowing Hatsue to run. When Yasuo catches Hatsue, “the hornet had stung him again, this time on the nape of the neck.” What are the chances that the h...
Act 3 scene 1 is one of the most important parts in the play; there
On the whole, the importance of Act 1, scene 3 is immense to a great
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