What techniques has Shakespeare used to make Act 3 Scene 1 so dramatic

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    Act 3 Scene 1 is the most dramatic scene in the whole play of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare has made the scene so dramatic by starting it off with comedy, when Mercutio and Benvlolio quarrel about who is the most argumentative. When comedy is added to the scene it makes the audience relax, then when the dramatic parts come, they seem even more dramatic. Shakespeare has also used two fight scenes, one between Tybalt and Mercutio and another between Romeo and Tybalt. The use of fights helps to draw the audience’s attention, the previous comedy scene will also make the fight more dramatic. In this scene Shakespeare has also used very descriptive writing to paint the scene and to give the audience a real feel of the setting of the play. Towards the end of the scene there is tragedy, as both Mercutio and Tybalt die, these characters are two of the main characters in the play. Shakespeare has also used this scene to develop the characters of the play, with some changes in their personalities.

    William Shakespeare has made this scene dramatic in many ways. At the opening of the scene there is a mood which suggests trouble, and that an argument or a fight are going to take place.

    “I pray thee good Mercutio let’s retire,

      The day is hot, the Capulets abroad:

      And if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl,

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    This suggests that the Capulets are out looking for the Montagues, possibly for gatecrashing their party, and they will fight if they meet because the intense heat of the day has made them mad, and stirred up old arguments. This brings the audience to believe a fight is going to take place.codf df" . "r se" . df . "df" . "w or". df . " " . df . "k indf fodf " . df . ":

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    Shakespeare then uses some comedy when Mercutio and Benvolio quarrel about who is the most argumentative.

    “And I were so apt to quarrel as thou art, anycodf df" . "r se" . df . "df" . "w or". df . " " . df . "k indf fodf " . df . ":

      Man should buy the fee-simple of my life for an hour and a quarter.” 

    Says Benvolio in a reply to Mercutio. This comedy relaxes the audience. Shakespeare wants the audience to be relaxed so when the dramatic parts happen they seem ...

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