romoe and juliet

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How does Shakespeare create and sustain tension in act 3 scene 1?

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In act 3 scene 1 Romeo and Juliet are married this makes Romeo act so nice and kind to Tybalt  because Romeo knows that Tybalt is his cousin but Tybalt doesn’t know that and the rest of the character don’t know that so this is a use of dramatic irony. Also Tybalt speaks in a strong and angry mood were as Romeo speaks in a kind and calm mood. Romeo says to Tybalt “But love thee better than thou canst devise” this is dramatic irony when Romeo says this Tybalt and the other characters don’t understand because both of the families hate each other so much that Mercutio says to Romeo “ O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!” Mercutio   is wants a fight and is saying to Romeo that look don’t act like that your being dishonourable and put your self together. But friar Lawrence is hoping that the two houses come together he says “for this alliance may so happy prove to turn you household’s rancour to pure love”

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Shakespeare creates tension in act 3 scene 1, by pathetic fallacy which is when the mood reflects on the weather. A quotation describing pathetic fallacy is when Benvolio says:

“The day is hot the Capulet abroad, and, if we meet we shall not scrape a brawl: for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring”.

This also means that the weather in the play reflects on the mood because when it is hot people get angry quickly, this is why Benvolio wants to get out of where the Capulet’s are because if they don’t then they will ...

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