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How is drama created in act 3 scene 1 of Shakespeare(TM)s Romeo and Juliet?

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GCSE Romeo and Juliet

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How is drama created in act 3 scene 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

Drama is situation that is exciting or highly emotional. I believe that from early Shakespearian time drama covered all vital elements to make the performance entertaining. In Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" we experience scenes of emotion, excitement, violence, humour, fear, romance, and many more to appear to all types audiences. In act 3 scene 1 we identify Shakespeare uses a variety of techniques to create drama.

Firstly Shakespeare cleverly chooses his combination of characters to create drama. Mercutio relates to the word mercury. Mercury is a term for liquid metal; liquid metal reacts to heat and pressure. This could be indicating Mercutio's aggressive side. We know it is a hot day "these hot days" this can make normal people to become short tempered. So, Shakespeare has given Mercutio his name to suggest to the audience that you will see him react to the heat and pressure (which could make the audience on edge). We witness this when Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt; loyal Mercutio can't stand it and fights the battle for him. This is a great way of creating drama because Mercutio

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