Romeo & Juliet, Act 3 Scene 2
Sam Errington 11R Romeo + Juliet Coursework At the start of A3S5, Romeo is headed for Mantua as he and Juliet have spent the night together, after Romeo has been banished. Capulet agreed that Paris would marry Juliet and lady Capulet is on her way to talk to Juliet about it. Most of Shakespeare's audience would not have travelled to Italy, so he uses phrases such as 'pomegranate tree' and 'misty mountain tops' to give it a warm, exotic, Italian feeling. There are also images of gentle light, symbolising love, but they do not last long, just like their relationship. There are many contrasts in this section of the play, such as light and dark, life and death, and also the two families: Montague and Capulet, and how the play began with a feud between the families, but the members are now sleeping with each other. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony so that we know things that the actors do not, like the fact that when Lady Capulet walks in, Juliet begins to cry because Romeo has had to leave, however, Lady Capulet believes Juliet is crying over the death of Tybalt, her cousin. We are shocked by the way that Capulet treats her daughter, because she refused to marry Paris. He tells her if she does not turn up to the wedding on Thursday, then he will not let her house with him, and she will "hang, beg, starve and die in the streets!" This is a surprise to us today, because we
Romeo and Juliet Coursework Directing a Scene - Act 2 Scene 2 (Balcony Scene)
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Why is Act 2 Scene 2 important for the play of Romeo and Juliet?
Why is Act 2 Scene important for the play of Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare, who wrote the novel, Romeo and Juliet. It was one of his most romantic and successful plays during his time. Act 2 Scene 2 was the most important scene that happened in the play where Romeo has declared his love to Juliet. After the gatecrash of the Capulet's party Romeo snuck back in the Capulet's mansion, for the reason that Romeo fell madly in love at first sight, with the daughter of his parent's rival. Romeo trespassed just to find where she thought Juliet could be, I think it is not a coincidence for Romeo to find her but because of his soul and heart lead him to hers. He looked up at her room and Juliet appears. They declared how much they love each other and ended up exchanging vows, to get married the next day. Romeo promised to send a messenger to arrange their marriage. Without Act 2 Scene 2 the whole play makes no sense. This is the scene where everyone is waiting for, where Romeo will announce, demonstrate and give explanation how truly, madly, deeply he adore Juliet. Act 2 Scene 2 basically tells us how strong his feelings are, as this will make us understand why they killed them selves at the end. If these is not acted the whole play will be boring, not a very interesting story and people would demand for their money back, those who paid for entertainment at his show. It
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Romeo & Juliet Stage Plan For Act 3 Scene 2.
Romeo & Juliet Coursework Stage Plan For Act 3 Scene 2. Introduction We have been studying the play Romeo and Juliet as our Shakespeare Coursework. I decided to make a stage plan and how I think Act 3 Scene 2 would be acted out because I thought it would be a interesting thing to do. This is the scene where Juliet is wildly in love with Romeo and is laid on the bed in her chamber. Nurse then enters and breaks the news that Romeo just slain Tybalt. She then gets awfully confused. The scene ends with Nurse going to find Romeo. The Stage - Features I kept the features simple as I thought a bedroom from this time would be very simple but with all the top quality goods. Things like beautiful oak desks, fancy mirrors, a four-poster bed and lots of dolls of very high quality that I think she might have collected. (For the actual stage setting see plan sheet) Reference to Text Enter Juliet - She runs through the door and starts dancing around her room, because she is in love. Line 1-5 Pauses for 2 seconds and then looks in to the crowd. She then says lines 1-5 then jumps on to the bed. Line 6-16 She then rises from her bed and says line 6 she holds out her arms and then closes them as if she was holding Romeo. She then starts combing her hair gently then flops back on to the bed, laid down looking at the audience through her drapes of her four-poster bed. Line 17-29
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Explore how Romeo and Juliet use language to communicate their feelings in Act 2 Scene 2
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Discuss the dramatic importance of Act 1 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
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