William Shakespeare's Use of Death to Create Tension in Romeo and Juliet This essay is about how the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt add tension in Act 3 scene 1 in 'Romeo and Juliet' and also how the deaths affect the audience watching. In the scenes before Act 3 scene 1 the audience will of seen that there are two rival families, the Capulet family and the Montague family but then Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall madly in love at a ball held at the Capulet's house and they get secretly married knowing that their families would be furious if they ever found out about their love and this carried on into the beginning of Act 3 scene 1 as Romeo is a part of the family with which his wife's family is in a feud with. I will be using two film versions to consider the effects on the audience. The two film versions are by two different directors, Zeffirelli version which was made in 1968 and the Baz Luhrmann version made in 1997. In Act 3 scene 1 both films use settings, costumes, music and lighting in different ways to show important moments in the scene. In the Zeffirelli version it is all set in 13th century Italy and all the buildings are made of stone type material. The buildings are placed in such a way that there is a large courtyard which is where the fight begins and where Mercutio dies. The costumes are all very well tailored and look very expensive for the time that it is set in and one family has dark coloured clothes on and the other has bright orange clothes which shows the family they support or belong to. One good way of adding tension to the scene is by adding music. In the Zeffirelli version there isn't any music at the beginning of the scene but a tiny bit of music when Mercutio dies it picks up then just stops. The church bells go off when the Prince is talking to the Capulet family and the Montague family when they bring the bodies to
I am going to compare the two pieces of 'Romeo and Juliet, Act 3 Scene
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare explores the lives of ‘a pair of star crossed lovers’ from feuding families in the city of Verona. Their love and passion for one another is so great, that even an act of revenge doesn’t prevent them from being with each other. Act 3 Scene 2 is set in Capulets house and entails a conversation between Juliet and her Nurse regarding her cousin, Tybalt’s death and her lover, Romeo’s banishment. Juliet expresses her grief for Tybalt’s death and her abhorrence at Romeo’s deed. Although the Nurse blames Romeo for the death of Tybalt, Juliet’s loyalty and love towards her husband, enables her to overcome the shock.
Inevitable Death in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet it is clear that fate plays a large part. There are many references in the play that refer to bad luck or misfortune, but it is argued that the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are equally the fault of human error. The characters each have weaknesses that could be to blame like anger, ambition or ill judgement. Also some characters had premonitions or bad feelings that something bad would happen but they never did anything to stop this.
The Way Juliet Feels in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
of this is the marriage scene. In the marriage scene of the play, Romeo and
Juliet is also the only child. She is loved by her parents and is very
Act 3 scene 1 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a very important scene in the
The pace in which the The film goes very fast and it changes from one location to the next in a sequence of images, which occurs a lot during this recent film. In Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of the film, there are very similar. settings as they are both set in Verona but they have a different timescale and time period in which the film was produced. In the beginning of Act two Scene ii (the balcony scene), Romeo.... ...
Romeo’s language in Act V scene III is one of the main factors as to why we feel so much sympathy for the two lovers: “Do not interrupt me in my course”, from Romeo’s emotive language we feel sorry for him as we are made aware of his determination to resign to fate and end his own life. “Why I descend into this bed of death...
When in love with someone you have an intense emotional connection and you feel like you would do anything for them, then if that loved one dies you feel a terrible sadness. In Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet, the ‘death’ of Juliet hit Romeo like a train. He aggressively reacts to the news of her ‘passing’ and his sudden acts change both their lives, before she fakes her death he eagerly throws himself into the relationship without out thinking of the risk, also Romeo is so in love with Juliet he is stubborn and ignores the advice his friends and mentors give him, and finally Romeo again jumps to conclusions very quickly, he buys poison to kill himself immediately. Romeo is the Hero with a fatal flaw he falls in love in the blink of an eye,
The Death of Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's Play In this piece of coursework I’m going to find out who is responsible of the death of Romeo and Juliet. I am going to focus mainly on Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, benvilio, the nurse, Romeo and Juliet themselves. I’m going to look in very deeply into the role of these people and come down to a conclusion of who is the largely responsible for the death, I agreed that every one in the play had at least something to do with the death of Romeo and Juliet. Mercuito getting killed by tybalt, which lead Romeo to murder tybalt, which escorted Romeo getting banished from Verona, which lead him to get false information about Juliet and then decide to kill himself. Lady Capulet which demanded that Romeo is banished, then you have The Prince who agrees and quoted that if Romeo comes into Verona he should be killed.
my sheath. There rest and let me die”. As we see such a tragic ending,
Juliet's Feelings in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The act and scene we are analysing is a very important one. This is because of the way Juliet reacts towards the events that face her in this part of the story. This scene is the ultimate example to tell us how Juliet thinks, feels and reacts towards Romeo. Not only is it one of the most interesting parts of the story but it is the most exciting scene, truly we can explore how and why Juliet reacts in the ways she does.
being sad, also helps to break down all the rest of this issues in the
The dramatic style and preparation of theatre in this movie is of the baroque style. The Baroque style is a period following the Renaissance, from 1600 to 1750, and is characterized by a dramatic expression and performances or theatrical shows. There are several examples of dramatic expression during the movie. During the preparation of the play, there is a fight. For example, when Mercutio fights with Romeo. The poetic verse of the love affair between Romeo and Juliet is dramatic. During Elizabethan times women were not allowed to act in the theatre. However, Viola, the character, wants to act and auditions for a role in the production. When it is found out there is a female working on the production, the theatre is shut down. In my opinion, the most dramatic part, is at the end of the production of Romeo and Juliet, where Shakespeare is acting opposite his muse and she wakes up to find his character laying beside her dead and she stabs herself.