Romeo + Juliet Act 3 Scene 5

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How does Shakespeare make the audience feel sorry for Juliet in the second part of Act 3, Scene 5?

Romeo and Juliet is a play about two "star cross'd lovers" who cannot unite due to their feuding families. The second part of Act 3, Scene 5 is key because it devises an impossible situation which can only lead to a tragic end. It also develops audience's involvement by engaging our sympathy with Juliet. Dramatic irony is used in the scene and is revisited throughout the play. During the scene, Juliet is told she has to marry Paris, but refuses which causes an argument between her and her parents. This scene reflects the theme of opposites that run through the play by creating contrast through the different changes in atmosphere and the different sides of Capulet.

There is a change in atmosphere between the two halves of the scene; at the beginning of the scene we meet Juliet in her lover's arms using romantic vocabulary whereas at the end of the scene, we leave Juliet feeling isolated and without a support system throwing insults and threats. This contrast has been made to emphasise the negativity and reflects back to