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Anonymous asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 1 decade ago

Help me! Romeo and Juliet-Act 3 Scene 1?

OK this is the question:

How does Shakespeare use dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting, exciting and important scene?

I've done the intro and main body! Finally!

Now, i just have the conclusion, this is what it says for the plan:

Finally, sum up why this is such a dramatic and important scene:

-overall, how does this scene affect the audience? -Help!?

-what makes act 3 scene 1 the turning point in the play? -because it links onto the tragedy?

How do the Prince’s words at the end of the scene interest and involve the members of the audience? -how does it interest audience? Please help!

-what do you think of this scene and why, compare your opinion to others. (Need your opinions, please)

Thanks, i appreciate it!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Act 3 scene i:

    The scene , I think shows how hopeless and doomed his (Romeo)relationship with Juliet is.

    Here's Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio minding their bussiness, when Tybalt comes and provokes a fight with the Montagues.Tybalt kills Mercutio as Romeo came between them. Shoked at the death of his friend, Romeo later finds and kills Tybalt out of anger and "honor" Mercutio.

    Of course he's exiled from Verona by the Prince and the feud between the families worsens.

    This was a turning point in the story, because if Romeo had told the truth to all the parties ,Mercutio and Tybalt would have not gotten into a fight and Romeo would not tried to push both swords down, Mercutio wouldn't have died and he wouldn't have killed Tybalt.

    But because of his poor choices, he'll be in exile and later make other mistakes that will lead to the demise of both him and Juliet.

    The Prince's last words:“A plague o’ both your houses” (III.i.87) interests both parties because he just cursed both the Montagues and the Capulets. He blames both of them for his death and not destiny like the rest of the characters in the play.This interests the audiences, because his last words were forshadowing the unfortunate events that were going to happpen later on the play. The audience has the sense that more tragedy will follow to both Romeo and Juliet.

    I think this scene is probaby one of the most interesting of the scenes, because it has more action and more vents happend then the others. Also it is the turing poit of the whole play. Here was were Romeo made a fatal mistake that will downspiral and will eventually cost the lives of his Juliet and himself.

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