Romeo and Juliet - Conflict in Act 3, Scene1 and also Act 3, Scene 5, and the effects that these points of conflict have on the play and its characters.

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Yr 10 GCSE English Coursework

Romeo and Juliet

By Joe Jupp

        Shakespeare’s famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’ play is well known for its forbidden lovers and the conflict between two families. I am going to be looking at the points of conflict particularly in Act 3, Scene1 and also Act 3, Scene 5, and the effects that these points of conflict have on the play and its characters. Also I am going to look at the language that Shakespeare uses during the points of conflict, and the dialogue between the characters.

        The main points of conflict in Act 3, scene 1 are:

When Tybalt comes and speaks to Mercutio. Mercutio tries to entice Tybalt into arguing, but Tybalt does not respond to his taunts, and instead ‘winds up’ Mercutio by doing this. Tybalt doesn’t respond to Mercutio, as it is really Romeo that he wants to fight with. This is where the second point of conflict is. When Romeo enters, Tybalt immediately changes his attitude and becomes fiery. Straight away he tries to begin an argument with him. Romeo, however, is the one that does not respond this time. This makes Tybalt angry in the same way that he made Mercutio angry.

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        The next point of conflict comes when Tybalt and Mercutio draw their swords and fight. Romeo tries to break up the fight and begs them to stop but neither listens to him. They continue to fight, resulting in Mercutio being stabbed by Tybalt. Mercutio eventually dies being killed by Tybalt. This leads on to the next and final point of conflict.

        Romeo furiously seeks revenge for his friend’s death and so runs to find the murderer himself, Tybalt. When Romeo finds Tybalt, this is where this point of conflict begins. Romeo angrily fights with Tybalt, and out of hurt and ...

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