In the opening lines of the Act 1 Scene 5 the audience can see it is dramatically effective because it starts off in a rush, busy and the servants are getting ready for the party. This is shown ‘away with the join-stools, remove the court cupboard, look to the plate’. After the servants have left, the party gets underway. The atmosphere then gets cheerful and the pace slowly slows down. Lord Capulet comes and invites everyone in and he flirts with the ladies. This is shown ‘ah, my mistresses, which of you all will now deny to dance? She that makes dainty, she I’ll swear that corns’. The atmosphere is happy and everyone is in the party mood. This is shown ‘a hall, a hall, give room! And foot it girls’.
Romeo speech about Juliet has a dramatic effect because it changes the mood from party, loud cheery to love and romance. This is shown ‘o she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear’. He is very gentle, loving and complementary about her. He also really desperate to meet her. This shown ‘For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night’. Romeo’s language has a contrast to Capulet’s language because Romeo is talking about his love for Juliet while Capulet just flirting with women in a bad-manner.
Tybalt’s speech has a dramatic effect because the mood changes from love and romance to anger and aggression. The mood also speeds up from a relaxed mood. This is shown when Tybalt has to make decisions more quickly. This is shown ‘to strike him dead I hold it not a sin’. This has contrast with Romeo’s speech because Romeo’s speech is loving and caring where Tybalt’s speech is the opposite hateful and anger. Capulet reacts to Tybalt’s actions by calming him down and not make big deal about it. This shown ‘therefore be patient, take no note of him; it is my will, the which if thou respect, show a fair presence and put off these frowns’. Tybalt still doesn’t back down ‘I’ll not endure him’. Capulet then becomes more furious and orders him to obey his instructions ‘he shall be endured’. Tybalt’s aggression towards Romeo goes from asking to detecting. This is shown ‘it fits when such a villain is a guest: I’ll not endure him’.
The meeting between Romeo and Juliet is dramatically effective because it is very powerful; they both feel the same way and they play with the language (synchronicity). Also the mood changes from aggression to love sweet and gentle. This is shown ‘if I profane with my unworthiest hand’. The both speak in a metaphoric language where Juliet is he saint and Romeo is going on a pilgrim. The use of the language is in sonnet. The love that Romeo has expressed to Rosaline is not really love as he is only in love with the idea of love. But his love for Juliet is genuine love. This is shown ‘for I ne’er saw true beauty till his night’.
The ending is dramatically effective because this is where Romeo and Juliet find out that they have fallen in love with their family’s enemy. This is shown ‘Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt’ and ‘my only love sprung from my only hate!’ Also the mood changes from sweet, loving and gentle to hate and horror. There is also a tension and an uncertainty of what will happen next. Also the audience will be questioning what will happen.
In conclusion, Act 1 Scene 5 is very dramatic because there is a rollercoaster of emotions. In the beginning the pace speeds up and become loud, cheerful and happy. Then it slows and becomes gentle, loving and caring. Then becomes angry and hate, then calm and back to anger. After this the pace slows down and becomes flirtation, sweet and gentle. Then at the end the pace speeds up. This scene is crucial to the rest of the play because this scene leads to all the deaths in the play. Hence, audience can see love and hate in 1594 is still the same today. For example, in Coronation Street Rosie and Craig fell in love and was going to run away together.
At the end of the scene, I was really disappointed because the way Tybalt acted and couldn’t control his anger. But I’m surprised the way Juliet acted as she was flirting with Romeo. I’m also shocked that one is Montague and Capulet, but also the same time I’m overwhelmed for them.
