How did Shakespeare raise and build up Tension in the plays ?

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How did Shakespeare raise and build up  Tension in the plays ? In my point of view Shakespeare was not only a writer and a director but also a Sociologist. The reason why I said think like this is because he understands what the society wants, and he creates a play in which everyone is involved, As we read in history, his plays were not only for the rich or only for the poor, it was for everyone. He knew what to do with people’s minds, for example bringing tension, tears or smiles to their faces, using such dramatic moments to affect the society right away! Well the
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question is how did he do this, how did he build up the tension? As we see throughout the play there is a lot of dramatic irony used which means the audience know what is happening but the characters do not. This causes the audience to become intense and think what is going to happen next. For example when the fighting scenes begin and there is a conflict between Benvolio, Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio, at that time the audience realize at the beginning of the play there was a conflict as well and it ended up in a big fight ...

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