Romeo and Juliet coursework
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet were based on Arthur Brooke's Romeous and Juliet published in 1592. Arthur Brooke took his work from an Italian Marto Bandella's Romeo and guilletta published in 1554.
Romeo and Juliet had been written earlier than 1594 and staged later that year. The play was performed at the curtain in London for the first time.
The lord chamberlains men (Shakespeare's acting company) became a stable group by 1595 and were writing plays to attract audience. Shakespeare turned thirty and was writing his best plays.
The play was immediately popular and was printed and sold in 1597.
Francis Meres a theatre critic wrote Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet among the English and said Shakespeare is the most excellent...for tragedy.
William Shakespeare makes act 1 scene 5 dramatic by: the beginning of act 1 scene 5 stands in direct contrast with the end of act 1 scene 4. We find Romeo in a depressed mood and fears that something will happen on the night and may bring out his death.
"I fear too early, for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With the nights reveals, and expire
Of a despised life closed in my breast
By some vile forfeight of untimely death.
The soliloquy allows Shakespeare to share Romeo's thoughts with the audience and gives them the play will end in tragedy. It is also a stark contrast to the party atmosphere at the beginning of act 1 scene 5. This is a great achievement of Shakespeare as it allows him to show the fickle nature of Romeo's personality with him changing from depression to happiness quickly.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet were based on Arthur Brooke's Romeous and Juliet published in 1592. Arthur Brooke took his work from an Italian Marto Bandella's Romeo and guilletta published in 1554.
Romeo and Juliet had been written earlier than 1594 and staged later that year. The play was performed at the curtain in London for the first time.
The lord chamberlains men (Shakespeare's acting company) became a stable group by 1595 and were writing plays to attract audience. Shakespeare turned thirty and was writing his best plays.
The play was immediately popular and was printed and sold in 1597.
Francis Meres a theatre critic wrote Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet among the English and said Shakespeare is the most excellent...for tragedy.
William Shakespeare makes act 1 scene 5 dramatic by: the beginning of act 1 scene 5 stands in direct contrast with the end of act 1 scene 4. We find Romeo in a depressed mood and fears that something will happen on the night and may bring out his death.
"I fear too early, for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With the nights reveals, and expire
Of a despised life closed in my breast
By some vile forfeight of untimely death.
The soliloquy allows Shakespeare to share Romeo's thoughts with the audience and gives them the play will end in tragedy. It is also a stark contrast to the party atmosphere at the beginning of act 1 scene 5. This is a great achievement of Shakespeare as it allows him to show the fickle nature of Romeo's personality with him changing from depression to happiness quickly.
