How Does Shakespeare Make Act 3 Scene 1 Exciting In The Play 'Romeo & Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare at around 1591-1596. It was set in Italy, in Verona at around 1200-1300. At that time, religion was very important; this play reflects that importance of religion in both the time and place that it was set. It is a tragic play in which Romeo and Juliet came from different families that had been fighting for years. They end up falling in love despite the fights between their families. Because of their feuding families, and other events, believe each other is dead due to the difficult circumstances they were in, and how hard it was for them to meet. They end up killing themselves.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because the beginning scenes are very romantic, then they suddenly turn sad and violent, all because some letters go missing. If the letters from the Friar had reached Romeo, then neither Romeo or Juliet would have committed suicide. However if it wasn’t for Act 3 Scene 1, and the events that happen in this scene and Romeo’s banishment, there would have been no letters to go missing in the play, then perhaps everything would have been okay.
Act 3 scene 1 is one of the main turning points that turns this play into a tragedy. This opens with Mercutio using PUNS (play on words) to humour everyone and Romeo enters this scene, he is love-struck and happily married, and so he refuses to fight Tybalt, Tybalt thinks that Romeo is mocking him but still refuses so Mercutio decides to fight for Romeo because he has dishonoured himself, Romeo tries to stop them fighting but ends up getting Mercutio killed, filled by his rage, he kills Tybalt, both families rush to where Tybalt and Mercutio lay dead; the scene ends with the banishment of Romeo.
Tybalt’s character does not change at any point before or during Act 3 Scene 1, because he is a fiery person, who is always up for a fight. Romeo’s character is kind, gentle, loving person before Act 3 Scene 1 but during the scene he is gentle and loving only for half the...
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