In Which Ways Does Shakespeare Make Act Three, Sce

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In which ways does Shakespeare make Act Three, Scene One dramatic and significant? Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragedies of all time, exploring aspects of love and hate; passion and tranquillity; and life and death. Shakespeare here tells a tale of two lovers of begrudged houses, how their lives are the victims of fate and causality, whereby certain unfortunate events lead to the taking their own lives. Act Three, Scene One shows the beginning of the turmoil that leads to these suicides of Romeo and Juliet, and brings them about on a tragic chain of events. We see the beginning of this turmoil straight into Act Three, Scene One, as the audience experiences a sudden change of atmosphere; a sense of foreboding is created upon Benvolio saying [1]I pray thee good Mercutio, let’s retire, the day is hot, the Capels are abroad, and if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl, for now these days is the mad blood stirring. This quotation shows how Benvolio believes in fate and is worried about the prospect of a fight with the Capulets, and also realises that the heat of the day may cause tempers to flare up. Fortune and fate, a key theme Shakespeare uses in Romeo and Juliet, is immediately established at the beginning of the scene, possibly hinting to the audience about its involvement later in the scene and play. Benvolio has effectively ‘prophesied’ his speech here, making the audience anxious and creating tension, because they remember the Prince saying earlier in the play: [2]If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. This makes it obvious to the audience that the mood at the beginning of this scene is completely different to the joyous, romantic marriage of Romeo and Juliet in the previous scene. In fact we see these two atmospheres are the exact opposite of each other. This is because
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