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shinny3000
shinny3000
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High School - 9th Grade

In "Romeo and Juliet", Act 1 scene 5, how is the end of the scene romantic and dramatic?

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Posted by shinny3000 on Sunday January 18, 2009 at 11:20 PM and tagged with act 1, romeo and juliet, romeo juliet, shakespeare.

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  1. dneshan
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    High School - 11th Grade

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    Act 1, scene 5 of "Romeo and Juliet" is the scene where the two meet and fall in love for the very first time at the Capulet's party. The main reason why this scene is romantic is because of the language that is spoken between the two lovers; Romeo tells Juliet how beautiful she is and requests one kiss after another from her while Juliet seems to be falling head over heels because of the way that he is speaking to her. At the same time, this scene can be considered dramatic (or tragic) because we know, as do the characters through the Nurse, that Romeo and Juliet come from two families who have an "ancient grudge" and their love (or marriage) would never be accepted by their families.

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    Posted by dneshan on Monday January 19, 2009 at 3:01 AM