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In 'Romeo and Juliet', how does Shakespeare use violence and conflict to engage the audience?
'Romeo and Juliet' was written when Elizabeth I was on the throne, Shakespeare was her favorite playwright of that era. What has Elizabeth I liking him got to do with the question?
In 'Romeo and Juliet' Shakespeare used conflict accompanied? by violence that very stage ? within the play. Shakespeare uses language in different ways to draw in the audience and create a something atmosphere at the beginning of the play and the conflict which no doubly follow ? on with violence between the main houses which hint in
Thecharacters are an important element of the play, Shakespeare display it through out the play that very character has role to show to audience which engaged them by curious mind to see now character develops ?. Shakespeare also make sure very line and character are link in one way or either to other character or to scene in the play. Shakespeare loves used ? misunderstanding in 'Romeo and Juliet' which were audience know what all characters have done.
The structure of 'Romeo and Juliet' is extremely clever and cunning Not sure I agree with that assertion way which audience do not alway see come. Shakespeare used the theme of conflict within to high rank families in the Provence of Verona in Italy in Elizabethan era. Immediately get audience think of conflict between the two families, which hint in Prologue. In Act 1 Scene 1 the conflict spill out between very lowest ranks of families. The violence introduce by bottom ranks of houses in the play but which already hint in Prologue.
For example of conflict, a quote from Prologue." Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil unclean hands".
For example of violence in Scene 1 Act 1, a quote. Sampson "Yes, better,sir."
Abraham "You lie".
Sampson "Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing
blow".
They fight.
To a opposite to conflict and violence in most of acts, Shakespeare has actual change structure of one which Act 2 Scene 6. Shakespeare used dramatic irony lots within 'Romeo and Juliet' were audience heard words said by characters and three characters are Juliet, Romeo and Friar Lawrence. Shakespeare structure this scene has gentle, idly, with words of love spoken. The words have been put together to gave audience understanding now dramatic irony is used within out characters knowing what they saying, Obvious Shakespeare as used to this engaged the audience so they could guess what happen next.
For example of dramatic irony within Act 2, Scene 6 Romeo express hes love for Juliet with these words.
Romeo" Then love-devouring death do what he dare,
It is enough I may but call her mine".
The dramatic irony in this quote from Romeo is that their love for each other, does at the end kill them both.
Friar Lawrence answer Romeo with dramatic irony with words that Shakespeare chosen.
Friar Lawrence "These violent delights have violent ends".
The quote is suggest that with violent or disagreement between both houses that Romeo and Juliet' might of met but
the Friar is for tell that it will end with acts of violence.
Shakespeare has used dramatic irony in very act and scene in structure his writing also to keep the audience engaged with play.
For example of dramatic irony within Act 4, Scene 1 " Or bid me go into new grave," Friar Lawrence saying to Juliet now end of play Juliet does take own life.
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