Romeo and juliet
"These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and power which when they kiss consume." Act 2, scene 6 : Friar Laurence. I feel this line sums up what the play is about and shows a clear reflection of the dramatic tension that exists within the two scenes that I will be evaluating, comparing and contrasting the ways in which Shakespeare builds dramatic tension within the two scenes. Act 1 Scene 1 and Act 3 Scene 1.The play is mainly set in Northern Italy in the small town of Verona. Romeo and Juliet are the children of two important families, the Montagues and the Capulets, who are engaged in an ancient feud.As the audience have just heard the prologue and discovered that the play is all about the fatal tragic love story of the 'star-crossed' Romeo and Juliet who are engaged in an ancient strife between their parents and that this feud is ended when they take their lives. This therefore leaves the audience fascinated not of what happens because it is already known, but the way in which it will happen. Shakespeare gives away the story in the prologue to create tension and anxiety in the audience's minds and leaving them in an inc
This creates tension in that the play is meant to be about Romeo and Juliet and here Romeo is speaking of someone different that he loves. Sampson continues by saying: "I strike quickly, being moved. But love thee better than thou canst device. " His character is shown throughout the play as we find out that every time he is in the play, he is angry. " This shows us that he has now had enough and has to resort to punishment by death if this feud continues. At this he dies and Romeo, with a moment of grim foresight, realises that this death will cause much sorrow in the days to come, but nevertheless to avenge his friend's death, he finds fights and kills Tybalt. It also creates tension in the minds of the audience for they can sense that by Mercutio wanting to stay out wile the Capulets we're out, that a new brawl was surely to start only this time they are left with the tension between the characters, in great anxiety and in an inconclusive state of suspense as to how this fight was going to go and how it would end. This is the start of tension between Tybalt and Romeo. Act 3 Scene 1 starts with Mercutio, who is Romeo's best friend, and Benvolio walking through Verona. Tybalt had stabbed him and withdrawn his sword then left the scene. This creates tension between the characters as their feud has been interrupted and they cannot continue with the quarrel. Gregory is a very witty character and often uses this to turn Sampson's words against him. Tybalt's character is similar to Sampsons, for all they want is to provoke others and start a quarrel over nothing. This creates great tension between these two characters because they are meant to be on the same side but Gregory is turning on him and using his own bawdy comments to insult him back.
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