Romeo and Juliet / G.C.S.E Assignment.

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Tuesday 30th September 2003

Romeo and Juliet / G.C.S.E

Assignment

Romeo and Juliet is a love story which has a fatal ending. It is a story of two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, who are two of Verona's noble families. The families quarrelled years ago and the feud has been carried on by the younger generations. Two youths, one from each family, fall in love and they die in the end, which ends the families' long-winding feud. This assignment is based on Act 3 Scene 5, which is a very significant part in the play as it is the last time Romeo and Juliet see each other alive.

This scene starts with Romeo and Juliet alone together in Juliet's bedroom the day after their wedding and they had spent the night together. Juliet is urging Romeo not to leave for his banishment, as it is not yet dawn. Romeo then tells her he'd rather die than leave her.

'Let me be ta'en, let me be put to death'

This shows his true devotion to Juliet. But then Juliet suddenly changes her mind and tells him to leave. Obviously this talk of death scares her. Juliet's voice would probably sound panicked and frightened as she is having these mixed emotions because she is so anxious for him to leave, but is aching for him to stay. These emotions may also be reflected on the audience. It may even have different meanings for them as some may have experienced these sorts of feelings before, so they might have a more sympathetic view for Juliet. This would be really effective because it is keeping the audience anxious for them, but also keeping them on edge as Juliet's panicking may give them a sense of someone walking in on them at any minute.

The setting of this part of the scene makes the atmosphere even more tense because it makes you aware that they are being sneaky and in those days it most certainly would not have been acceptable for a boy to be in another girl's bedroom. It is the laws in their society in that period in history that causes most of the problems for Romeo and Juliet. The difference in society has a very important significance in this play, as I will explain in more detail as I go on in this assignment.

The Nurse then enters the scene which changes the whole atmosphere as the stage directions say she enters 'hastily'. This may give you an idea of her bursting through the door out of breath and panicking. This is likely to have a very dramatic affect on the audience as she tells Romeo and Juliet that Lady Capulet is on her way. This probably makes the audience very anxious to know if Romeo is going to get caught.
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This is when Romeo makes his exit from the scene and in my opinion this part of the scene really does send you on an emotional rollacoaster.

'I must hear from thee every day in the hour,

For in the minute there are many days.'

This quotation from Juliet may make the audience feel very sympathetic as they can feel their longing for each other before he has even left.

'I doubt it not, and all these woes shall serve

For sweet discourses in our times to come.'

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