Why is act 1 scene 5 such an important scene to the rest of the play, Romeo and Juliet?

Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet in 1594. The play is set in Verona, in Northern Italy. Shakespeare was trying to describe a glamorous place where the audience could believe a tragic love story might happen. Romeo and Juliet, are doomed from the start, not by fate, but by their own personalities and by the people that surround them.The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. Romeo and Juliet have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not permit them to be together. Throughout the story there are obstacles in the way of the progression of love, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt who is enemies with Romeo and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and also there are many brawls. It is a timeless story of the "star crossed lovers".

The scene “The Great Hall in Capulet’s mansion” is a very important scene as it is were Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time and fall in love immediately. As the play is about love, honour and the society, There is two key themes that of love and hate

it brings people together and other growing to be enemies.

In the Elizabethan period children had great respect for their parents and did everything they were told to do

”My lips, two blushing pilgrims,” this indicates that Romeo wants to start a 'pilgrimage' or journey of love with Juliet and the 'blushing pilgrims' symbolise his initial embarrassment of kissing her with passion and his actual lips as well.

Hate, I think, triggers the events of love even though the two emotions are equal throughout the play. One way in which Shakespeare puts emphasis on hate is by using sibilance in ...

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it brings people together and other growing to be enemies.

In the Elizabethan period children had great respect for their parents and did everything they were told to do

Hate, I think, triggers the events of love even though the two emotions are equal throughout the play. One way in which Shakespeare puts emphasis on hate is by using sibilance in 'evil' characters speech like Tybalts lines, 'Why uncle, 'tis a shame,' when he is talking to Capulet about 'that villain, Romeo and his intrusion to the party, the audience can put Tybalts hate of Monatgue's and Romeo's fatal flaw, hot headedness together and they can instantly gather that they will fight and death will most probably be involved, I think this because I think Shakespeare tried to prove in this tragedy that death is stronger than both love and hate, it is inevitable.

I think when Romeo and Juliet meet it is very important because it contrasts with the hustle and bustle of the party. It is very private and is easily disrupted by people such as the nurse. It's extremely fragile. I think that the disruptions that stop them sharing a second sonnet reflect the disruptions by other people that will result in their relationship being ruined. The sonnet uses imagery to convey how they feel. It refers to religion and light and dark in particular. He often refers to Juliet as if she is holy or as if she is light (like an angel which is combining the two) He says 'she doth teaches the torches to burn bright, it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night' and when he shares a sonnet with her he uses a lot of religious imagery 'my lips two blushing pilgrims' and a play on words about 'pilgrims' 'saints' and 'palmers'. I think it shows the sanctity and inviolability or their relationship.

Hate is related to tragedy and as the play itself