Romeo and Juliet

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Salman Vassi                           Mr Kennedy                             10x3

English Coursework- Romeo and Juliet

How does Shakespeare use the dramatic devices in act 3 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting, exciting and important scene?

  Romeo and Juliet is about two star crossed lovers who fall in love with each other. But they are both from different rival families, and they are torn on what to do so they decide to get married but at the end of the story it ends in tragedy. The play fits into the tragedy genre because the story ends with the death of the two main characters and through out the story several other characters are murdered which adds to the story being in the tragedy genre. In the play there are various themes like love, hate, fate, destiny and revenge, love and hate are the main themes of the story. The play was written by William Shakespeare who was a very famous play writer back in the 16th century during the renaissance which was a cultural change. The renaissance was a cultural change in Dance, Warfare, Architecture, Music, Philosophy, Literature Science, Technology and Painting. William Shakespeare based the play on a poem called “The Tragic history of Romeous and Juliet,” and it was written by Arthur Brooke. Romeo and Juliet has been a very interesting and popular story around the world and its main themes and story of two star crossed lovers falling in love with each other has been used in different films, songs books and many more. The reason why it has remained so popular and one of the best stories is because of the mix of themes and genres that are in the story so people who are into different genres might have something to enjoy reading in Romeo and Juliet.

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  In the story in act 1 scene 1 at the beginning it shows the Montague’s and the Capulet’s having a argument and conflict which leads to a fight. In this scene we see the story as being violent and full of hate, but in act 2 scene 6 we see the play as a love story because the atmosphere is romantic and there is a lot of passion. The reason why act 2 scene 6 is so romantic and passionate is because Romeo and Juliet are getting married. In act 3 scene 1 the main characters that are ...

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