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 rage, he kills Tybalt in the fight.
The points of conflict in Act 3, Scene 5 are:
When Juliet is hysterical with tears and her mother assumes that she is weeping for her cousin Tybalt’s death. Juliet is actually weeping for Romeo, because he has been banished. Her mother is quite disturbed by the wails and cries from Juliet, and thinks Juliet is devastated over Tybalt’s death, but, if you read between the lines, Juliet is really saying that she is devastated about Romeo being banished.
The second point of conflict comes when Lady Capulet tells Juliet of her forthcoming marriage to Paris, set up by Capulet, her father. Juliet, already being secretly married to Romeo, protests desperately to her father for the marriage to be cancelled. Her father is infuriated by what he thinks is Juliet’s stubborn ungratefulness, and delivers her an ultimatum. He tells Juliet she is to either marry Paris, or live and then starve on the streets alone, as he does not want her living with him anymore if she refuses.
In these scenes, Shakespeare has to build up the conflict between the characters. In Act 3, Scene 1 he has done this by starting the characters off with a verbal and mick-taking argument, later resulting in two murders. He starts the conflict subtly, first with Mercutio and Tybalt taunting each other, and then Romeo comes in. The taunting then is built up into a fight between Tybalt and Mercutio. The biggest point of conflict in this scene comes when Romeo and Tybalt fight. This is built up from the death of Mercutio, which angers and deeply hurts Romeo. The final fight ands up with the second death, Romeo killing Tybalt.
The conflict is built up differently in Act 3 Scene 5. It starts with Juliet’s grief for the loss of her cousin, Tybalt, and the pain of her new husband Romeo being banished. Already upset and angered, Juliet then is angered more when she is told that her wedding has been arranged to Paris. Juliet and her father then argue, and the argument is then ended with a cruel and upsetting decision, which must be made, marry Paris or live on the streets.
The language between the characters differs. Between Mercutio and his friends, it is humorous, yet friendly. But then toward Tybalt it becomes aggressive and spiteful. Tybalt’s language toward Mercutio starts off humorous, but sly and nasty, and then to Romeo his language is aggressive, like Mercutio wishes it to be. The difference between the three men shows the hatred, friendship and the change of feelings toward each other. From the way they conduct their language you can tell what their relationships are e.g. friends or enemies. The language between Juliet her mother and her father are different however. It does not show what the relationship between the characters is, that is already obvious. But it shows what this relationship is like and whether it is good or not e.g. Juliet does not seem to have a good relationship with her father, as he does not want to listen to her or reason with her.
Shakespeare uses a lot of passionate and emotive language in the points of conflict; this helps the reader or viewer of the play feel as the characters do, and be part of the play. This makes the play more interesting. The conflict is well presented in these two scenes. It is obvious and clear, but it has feeling and emotion to it. Someone reading or watching the play is able to feel the attitudes of the characters and also feel the tension and anger they feel.