Essays on Book Page 186

In act 2 scene 1, we witness a crucial part of the play. The king Alonso and his courtyards have mysteriously fallen asleep. Strangely, only Sebastian, the king’s brother and the treacherous Antonio are left awake. This is where Antonio begins his persuasion of Sebastian. Antonio begins with a very subtle attempt to persuade Sebastian,…

I’m going to analyse and comment on how Shakespeare has made these two scenes dramatically interesting and exciting for the audience. In act 1, scene 5, he manipulates a potentially explosive situation between two rivalling families and in act 5, scene 1, he leaves the audience in a state of fearful anticipation. Shakespeare uses a…

Romeo and Juliet Coursework Assignment: Choose one scene and show how you would design and direct it in order to create a particular interpretation of the script. A director’s role in producing a play is much more than telling the actors where to stand or what to say. It is to enable the actors to…

When reading through the play, responsibility for the deaths of the two lovers can be pointed at many of the characters, however it can nearly always be traced back to the problem with the “ancient grudge”. This “ancient grudge” is the cause for the family’s friction; it is an old argument, which happened years ago…

The romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet contains many different types of romantic love and marriage. The examples of romantic love contained in this play are chivalric, dynastic, infatuation and true love. The types of marriage are passionate and impulsive and arranged and forced. These types of love and marriage are quite different from modern ideas….

In this piece of writing I will explain why Act III Scene V is one of the most important scenes in the play. The scene in question is extremely important in the whole outcome of the play because it is the last time Juliet will see Romeo alive. Also in this scene, Juliet goes against…

A tragedy is an event which causes great destruction of suffering, also it is a type of drama which the action and language are elevated which the ending usually sad especially involving the fall of a great man, this normally is known as a shocking or sad event. a personal tragedy is a close person…

The play Romeo and Juliet is based on a love-hate theme which forms an ideal setting for intriguing and violent conflicts. Conflicts have wider ramification in personal, political, community and social lives. As this pertains to our lives the audience try to find similarities and follow the unravelling of consummate interest. Many successful dramas like…

The ancient grudge is over. A young couple’s love has been destroyed and the great city of Verona is silent, mourning the death of these two ‘star crossed lovers’, but why did this tragedy occur? I believe that the couple rushed into the relationship without thinking about the consequences. Juliet led a sheltered life and…

William Shakespeare made Romeo and Juliet dramatically effective for both Shakespearean and modern audiences, as exemplified in act 3, scene 5. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is based on “A pair of star-crossed lovers…” who are descendants of two wealthy families who are wrapped-up in deep rivalry; they are so centred in this rivalry that they…