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Shakespeare coursework- Romeo and Juliet Why is Act 1 scene 5 an effective piece of drama?
- Essay length: 1761 words
- Submitted: 17/05/2009
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Marked by teacher:
Katie Dixon
Teacher essay summary
There are some problems with this text. Although it shows understanding and knowledge of the scene the analysis is over simplistic and chronologically structured.
There are no topic sentences and the essay is unfocused at times. Why is there a paragraph on historical context towards the end. The essay also needs to display a wider vocabulary and more literary and linguistic terminolgy in order to do justice to Shakespeare's craft.
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Marked by teacher Katie Dixon 07/03/2012
The first 200 words of this essay...
Shakespeare coursework- Romeo and Juliet
Why is Act 1 scene 5 an effective piece of drama?
In this essay I am going to analyse and interpret Act 1 Scene 5. I am going to consider the dramatic events of the scene, Shakespeare's use of language, the structure, changing mood and how he makes use of dramatic devices like scene shifts and range of characters.
Shakespeare has divided this scene into 7 sections. Section one is when the servants prepare for the party and Lord Capulet welcomes the guests. ''You are welcome, gentlemen. Come musicians, play. A hall, a hall! Give room; and foot it, girls." This shows us the happy mood Lord Capulet was in. In this section, Shakespeare makes the audience think that the party is going to be happy and it is going to be a success for the meeting of Juliet and Paris.
The second section of Act 1 Scene 5 is when Lord Capulet and his cousin talk about their youth. "For you and I are past our dancing days." This shows how they are reflecting back on the days when they used to dance with ladies in masks. The
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MbT essay summary
There are some problems with this text. Although it shows understanding and knowledge of the scene the analysis is over simplistic and chronologically structured.
There are no topic sentences and the essay is unfocused at times. Why is there a paragraph on historical context towards the end. The essay also needs to display a wider vocabulary and more literary and linguistic terminolgy in order to do justice to Shakespeare's craft.
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