How Shakespeare creates dramatic events in Romeo and Juliet

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How Shakespeare creates dramatic events in Romeo and Juliet

A love story, with obstacles, that the characters have to overcome, in order to get a happy ending...Romeo and Juliet is a play based on dramatic events- whether it involves an ancient grudge or love and hate there is always dramatic things which eventuate. The play involves a tragic love story. Romeo and Juliet are mainly based on love and hate, which is allocated between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. The two main characters- Romeo and Juliet are concisely known by the audience before they meet. The audience is conscious and knows a little about each characters background. Romeo is in love with Rosalind and is quite dejected and disconsolate. The audience are aware of the love he feels for her and they know he is a Montague. They know about the way Romeo is feeling and his melancholy as Rosalind doesn’t love him. Juliet on the other hand is distinguished by the audience as quite a placid and open minded character. The audience know that Juliet is not in love, however she is told to look at Paris and she is willing to do so. However, before Romeo and Juliet meet up after the ball, the audience do not know she is a Capulet and neither does Romeo… Many aspects and concepts of this play can be portrayed as many things- deceit, power of love, but this essay explores into the mind of dramatic events…

    At the beginning of act 1, scene 5, the plot and events start very differently from the beginning of the play. In act 1 scene1 Romeo and others are absorbed into a chaotic fight which is due to the hate allocated between the Montague’s, and the Capulet’s. However this scene contrasts act 1 scene 5 in many ways which creates a dramatic effect. One of the main aspects of act1, scene 5 that allows dramatic things to persist is Capulet’s opening speech. This scene starts off very lively and everybody is quite jovial. The atmosphere is great and spirits are high- this is diverse from the beginning of the play. Capulet’s speech shows how varied and miscellaneous the atmosphere is compared to the beginning and how the scene looks to be quite vigorous and vibrant. ‘Welcome, gentleman! Ladies that have their toes unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you.’ ‘A hall, a hall, give room! And foot it, girls.’

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    Most of Capulet’s sentences are constructed by Shakespeare to be joyous and give an insight towards the rest of the scene. Act1, scene 5 is made dramatically effective by Shakespeare and he is clever by including this animated bit in the beginning of act1, scene 5 as it allows some sort of dramatic effect to be shaped. The reason why this scene is dramatically effective is because of the contrast of act1, scene 1 and act1, scene 5. The audience are aware of how the play started with tension and drama and they are quite surprised at how ...

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