appealled to a wider audience at that time.
Romeo and Juliet was set in a town called Verona in Italy. Romeo
was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet. There was a rivalry
between the Montauges and the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet fall
madly in love and get married, but Juliet is made to be wife to Paris
by her father. Juliet goes to see Friar Lawrence and takes a potion
he gives to her, the potion makes her appear dead so she doesnt
marry Paris.
Act 3 Scene 1 is the turning point in the play, it is the scene where
two of the main characters die. At the opening of the scene
Mercutio and Benvolio are talking of a possible fight, Tybalt turns up
looking for Romeo but Romeo is not there he is marrying Juliet.
Tybalt and Mercutio fight, Tybalt kills Mercutio then Romeo returns
to find his best friend dying, Romeo and Tybalt fight and Tybalt is
killed. The Prince then declares that romeo will be banished.
Shakespeare uses many different types of figurative language.
Mercutios language is full of imagery and metaphors for example,
''Here's my fiddle stick, here's that shall make you dance.'' this
shows that Mercutio is a very flippant character, but by the end of
this scene be very serious this is shown by '' I am hurt. A plague o'
both houses! I am sped. Is he gone a hath nothing?''
this is said after Tybalt has stabbed him. He is cursing both the
Montagues and the Capulets because he feels that his deathwould
not have happend if there wasnt a fued between them. Mercutio
was very different from the other characters in the play he was a
dare devil and a comical character. The Princes language is very
poetic and powerful. The way he speaks make it look like he has
planned out what he is goin to say before he says it. This shows that
the Prince is a powerful important character, '' Therefore use none.
Let Romeo hence in haste, else, when he is found, that hour will be
his last'' shows that the Prince is very powerful as he has declared
banishment to Romeo and if found will be killed. The general
language that shakespeare uses expresses everything in great
deatail that makes the play confusing in some scenes, but in some
scenes it can make it much more interesting for example with the
metaphors. When he uses similies and metaphors it makes you think
about whats happening and it puts an image into your head to set
the scene.
There are many different characters that appear in Act 3 Scene 1,
most of them have a very big role to play in the production, for
example Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt are three of the main
characters in Romeo and Juliet. Mercution is the character in the
play that adds the comedy he likes to mess around and isnt a
serious person. ''Tybalt you ratcatcher, will you walk?'' Romeo is a
very loving character, we know this because at the start of the play
he is in love with another girl, and then when he meets Juliet he
falls in love with her straight away and cant stop thinking about her.
Act 3 Scene 1 is the most important scene of the play, there are
many reasons for this importance. The scene stages a part of the
play where two of the main characters Mercutio and Tybalt fight
and die, it is also the turning point of the whole play, it changes the
play from a comedy to a serious drama. After this scene the play is
focused on Romeo and Juliet and their love for each other. The
scene also propheases the end as Romeo gets banished.
In my opinion this particular scene is good because it is full of action
and it is more exciting than the other scenes, it makes the audience
wonder about what is goin to happen next and makes them want to
watch more. I personally like the way Shakespeare uses the
different types of language beacause it made me think about what
was happening more.
In Shakespeares time the audience would have really enjoyed
watching this plays as it gives them chance to forget about their
awful lives. This play was a tradgedy and love play, as both of the
main characters died a tragice death and love as they were in love
with each other and they would die for each other because of their
love. Shakespeare wrote his plays just for his audience , some of his
plays were a sucess and some wernt. Romeo and Juliet was a huge
sucess and is still a popular play now.
