Romeo and Juliet - Explain how Shakespeare builds up tension and excitement for the audience in Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet.

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Romeo and Juliet

Explain how Shakespeare builds up tension and excitement for the audience in Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet.

"Two households, both alike in dignity,

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."

These lines begin the prologue of the famous 'Romeo and Juliet', a play full of tragedy, love and fate. Throughout the play we see that fate plays one of the largest roles in the plot. The play begins by stating that Romeo and Juliet will be affected by fate. It explains to the audience that Romeo and Juliet are doomed from the start, "From the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life." This shows what fate already has in store for them before they are born. It displays that fate will be a large factor in the story and the end will be tragic. It also shows that the two that are born to love are born into a bitter and hateful grudge between the two families. Their "star-crossed" destiny is