In this essay I am going to write about Act 4 scene 3 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In particular I am going to explore the various ways in which in which Shakespeare makes the scene dramatic.

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Romeo and Juliet Coursework

Act 4 Scenes 3

In this essay I am going to write about Act 4 scene 3 of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  In particular I am going to explore the various ways in which in which Shakespeare makes the scene dramatic.

        One way in which Shakespeare makes this scene dramatic is through the range of emotions which are shown.  In the beginning of the scene she seems happy and she looks as though she will go ahead with the wedding.  Juliet also seems to have a happy relationship with her mother as we rarely see her mother communicating with her.  We also see that Lady Capulet believes that Juliet will marry County Paris the next day.  Also lady Capulet offers to help Juliet “what are you busy. Ho?  Need you my help?” this quote is taken from act scene 3 line 6.  This is the normally job of the nurse as we have seen before.  Following this the nurse and Lady Capulet leave as Juliet had requested.  

        This is where Juliet’s soliloquy begins as she is left alone in her room and is about to she is left alone in her room and is about to drink poison.  There is drama in this because more tension and suspense takes place because it becomes a won’t she or will she situation.  The language Shakespeare uses also makes the scene extra dramatic.  For example in line 15 “I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins”, this makes us see that she is taking a big risk in trusting the Friar.  These words also set the mood for the scene because the potion she takes could be life threatening.  As the soliloquy goes further on we see that she is confused.  She has to be able to trust the friar as he has a reason for wanting to kill her “what if it be a poison, which the friar subtly hath minister’d to have me dead”. This quote is taken from act 4 scene 3 lines 24-25.  

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        Juliet feels desperate because she is left to do this to be with Romeo “and there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?” (Act 4 scene 3 lines 35)

        We can see the full extent of Juliet’s moods as they vary.  At the beginning of the play we see Juliet happy because she had met Romeo and she got married to him, but as her father revealed that she must marry County Paris she then becomes upset and due to her desperation to be with Romeo she drinks the poison and during this time she is confused as to whether she ...

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