Exploration of the Ways that Shakespeare Makes Act One...

Exploration of the Ways that Shakespeare Makes Act One Scene Five of Romeo and Juliet Dramatically Effective Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story which was written in the late fifteen hundreds during the Elizabethan period. The play revolves around prominent paradoxical themes of love and hate. The play portrays the romance between Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two feuding families living in Verona, both of very high status. The play also involves the theme of fate; this is initially shown in the prologue, â€Å"Two star-crossed lovers†. The audience knows that Romeo and Juliet will meet, this is obvious purely from the title of the play, this helps build tension until it reaches a†¦show more content†¦Capulet then says â€Å"And quench the fire, the room is gorwn too hot† This phrase is to continue to put across how many people are in the party and having fun. All the people dancing have made the room hot. Next, the sudden interruption of Capulet and cousin Capulet’s conversation by Romeo instantly brings attention to this part of the scene. â€Å"What lady’s that which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?† Following this comment is an aura of mystery which dramatically builds tension as the audience try to figure out who Montague’s son is talking about. As it becomes apparent that Juliet is the â€Å"beauty† Romeo is enthralled by tension builds even more. This speech also severely contrasts with Capulet’s playful, excitable language. This adds to drawing attention to the scene. Also, during Romeo’s speech Shakespeare uses rhyming couplets to express its significance to the play. Shakespeare also uses irony here to keep the attention of the audience. â€Å"So shows a snowy dove† This is ironic because the audience already knows that this will end in tragedy from the prologue, â€Å"Take their life† A dove represents p eace and this irony further dramatizes the scene. Alliteration is also used to bring attention to this line. The interruption of Tybalt, immediately talking of violence â€Å"Fetch me my rapier† has once again broken up the scene and