Romeo and Juliet - Assess The Dramatic Impact of Act III Scene V.

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Romeo & Juliet Coursework

Romeo and Juliet Coursework

Assess The Dramatic Impact of Act III Scene V.

In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to create an impact upon the audience in Act II, Scene V. The play is a romantic tragedy and Juliet is torn between going against her father or committing bigamy. Shakespeare creates Pathos and poignancy to gain sympathy from the audience.

In the scene before Act III, Scene V, Lord Capulet is telling Paris that he will let Paris marry Juliet. Lady Capulet is requested to go and tell Juliet the news that she is to be wed to Paris within the next week. Of course, the audience know that at this time, Romeo is with Juliet in her room. This creates a huge amount of dramatic tension amongst the audience, they will be wondering whether Romeo will be caught and also what Juliet’s reaction to the news will be.

At beginning of Act III, Scene V we are together with Romeo and Juliet in Juliet’s Room, here we get a vision of perfect love which is revealed through the use of rhyming couplets within the language    

“Farewell, farewell, one kiss and I’ll descend.

Art thou gone so, love lord, ay husband, friend?”

They do this four times in this scene. They also call each other ‘love’ and Romeo calls Juliet “my soul”. This is good dramatic technique; it makes the audience feel sorry for them because they know their happiness cannot last. When the nurse comes and tells Juliet her mother is coming, the audience feels anxious; they will be wondering if Juliet will be caught or will be able to cope with the stress of having to marry Paris. There is dramatic irony when Juliet asks Romeo if they “shall ever meet again”. Rome replies “I doubt it not”, we know the next time they are together they will be dead. Juliet’s state of mind, prior to and after Romeos departure, differs a lot.  As she is happy and care free when Romeo is there, this is because she probably feels safe and pleased whilst in his company, and when he leaves, she is miserable and insecure, and feels unsafe.  She is insecure, as she fears for Romeos life, she is miserable, as she has no one to cheer her up.  She feels unsafe, as no one is there to protect her. The end of this scene creates  great poignancy and pathos. The language used by the couple when they part would make the audience have a huge amount for sympathy for Juliet. They also will feel sorry for her because she has just parted with Romeo and Lady Capulet is about too tell her that she is too marry Paris in less than a week.

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In section two of Act III, Scene V starts with Lady Capulet entering. This causes tension for the audience because they know that Lady Capulet will ask Juliet to marry Paris. In Elizabethan times this would be common and the daughters would be expected to comply. Lady Capulet mistakes Juliet’s words and tears. She thinks that Juliet is crying because of Tybalt's death but really she is crying about Romeo leaving. She says: “Yet let me weep for such a feeling loss”

She is talking about Romeo but Lady Capulet thinks she is talking about Tybalt. Lady Capulet tells ...

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