Romeo and Juliet is a play about star-crossed lovers whose parents have been fighting for decades. The play fits into the tragedy genre because as they try to be together, Romeo and Juliet happen to make things worse, resulting in death of many people. At the time the play was written, the father of a woman generally picked who the daughter was to marry. With Juliet wanting to marry Romeo, it was against her father’s wishes. This paper will be analyzing act 3 scene one and how it plays as a turning point.
Shakespeare uses many methods throughout the play. One is a pathetic fallacy. A pathetic fallacy is when the weather reflects someone’s mood. Benvolio wants to leave because the hot sun is making him short tempered. “I pray thee, good Mercutio, …show more content…
Juxtaposition is placing two contrasting ideas next to each other. In act 2, scene 6, Romeo and Juliet get married. In the next scene, a fight breaks out. Friar Lawrence says, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act/that after-hours with sorrow chide us not.” In the next scene, Tybalt states, “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries/that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.” By following the wedding scene with a scene filled with conflict, Shakespeare created drama and excitement. When Romeo and Juliet get married, the audience starts to expect a happy ending. They may feel like nothing could go wrong. However, when Romeo kills Tybalt, they realize that things are starting to go downhill. The phrase “this shall not excuse the injuries/that thou hast done me,” suggests just how mad Tybalt is at Romeo that nothing can make up for what he has …show more content…
He repeats the line, “A plague o’both your houses!” He is referring to the Capulets and the Montagues. The repetition can make sure that it is really heard and can be understood. The audience might expect that conflict will arise between Tybalt and Romeo. Tybalt killed Mercutio but it is partly Romeo’s fault. Mercutio blames both of them. Tybalt wanted a fight in the first place, and since Tybalt stabbed Mercutio, Romeo would be furious. “O’both your houses,” can say that Mercutio is mad at both families, not just one or the other.
In conclusion, this scene is one of the biggest and most thrilling in the play. It acts as a turning point because Mercutio dying set off a chain of events. Because he died, Romeo killed Tybalt. Romeo gets banished, leading to Juliet faking her death. The ‘death’ of Juliet leads to Romeo killing himself. The death of Romeo makes Juliet actually kill herself. Prince’s words, saying that Romeo is banished, leaves the audience wondering what will happen next. The methods that Shakespeare use also affect the way the audience might see and interpret
Shakespeare uses many methods throughout the play. One is a pathetic fallacy. A pathetic fallacy is when the weather reflects someone’s mood. Benvolio wants to leave because the hot sun is making him short tempered. “I pray thee, good Mercutio, …show more content…
Juxtaposition is placing two contrasting ideas next to each other. In act 2, scene 6, Romeo and Juliet get married. In the next scene, a fight breaks out. Friar Lawrence says, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act/that after-hours with sorrow chide us not.” In the next scene, Tybalt states, “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries/that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.” By following the wedding scene with a scene filled with conflict, Shakespeare created drama and excitement. When Romeo and Juliet get married, the audience starts to expect a happy ending. They may feel like nothing could go wrong. However, when Romeo kills Tybalt, they realize that things are starting to go downhill. The phrase “this shall not excuse the injuries/that thou hast done me,” suggests just how mad Tybalt is at Romeo that nothing can make up for what he has …show more content…
He repeats the line, “A plague o’both your houses!” He is referring to the Capulets and the Montagues. The repetition can make sure that it is really heard and can be understood. The audience might expect that conflict will arise between Tybalt and Romeo. Tybalt killed Mercutio but it is partly Romeo’s fault. Mercutio blames both of them. Tybalt wanted a fight in the first place, and since Tybalt stabbed Mercutio, Romeo would be furious. “O’both your houses,” can say that Mercutio is mad at both families, not just one or the other.
In conclusion, this scene is one of the biggest and most thrilling in the play. It acts as a turning point because Mercutio dying set off a chain of events. Because he died, Romeo killed Tybalt. Romeo gets banished, leading to Juliet faking her death. The ‘death’ of Juliet leads to Romeo killing himself. The death of Romeo makes Juliet actually kill herself. Prince’s words, saying that Romeo is banished, leaves the audience wondering what will happen next. The methods that Shakespeare use also affect the way the audience might see and interpret