Why is act 3 scene 1 such an important scene in Romeo and Juliet

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Why is act 3 scene 1 such an important scene in Romeo and Juliet?

The play of Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in the 1590s. The play was performed at the theatre in Elizabethan London. It cost around 1 pence to stand if you wanted a seat you had to pay two pence if you had lots of money you could get a seat in a enclosed room. In Shakespeare’s day women were looked down on and men were superior. Only men were allowed to act at the theatre because of the views on women at that time. The play itself was set around the time it was written in the Italian City of Verona. The play is about two ‘star crossed lovers’ Romeo and Juliet who are from two different families the Montagues and the Capulets these two families have been feuding for years.

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When the play begins Romeo is madly in love with Roseline and Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris. Romeo Mercutio and Benvolio decide to go to the Capulets ball were Romeo and Juliet fall in love. Over the next few days their love grows for each other and they get married. Tybalt one of the Capulets is very annoyed that Romeo came to the ball and goes looking for revenge. This leads to the most important scene in the play act 3 scene 1.

At the beginning of act 3 scene 1 Benvolio and Mercutio are ...

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