Romeo and Juliet Group

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kjb
kjb
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High School - 10th Grade

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

Help to explain all dramatic devices used and how they are interesting and exciting and why this is important.

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Posted by kjb on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 7:39 AM and tagged with act iii, characters, dramatic devices, style.

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  1. reidalot
    reidalot Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Shakespeare uses dramatic irony in this scene to make it more intense. He sets the scene in a public place where Benvolio and Mercutio are 'hanging out.' Both would enjoy nothing more than a fight: "Thou are as hot a Jack in thy mood' (3.1.12-13). The tension increases as the Capulets enter. Tybalt is also ready to fight. When Romeo enters, hoping for peace between the families because of his feelings for Juliet, he tries to break up the fight. Ironically, he spreads his arms in front of Mercutio, actually allowing Tybalt to thrust and fatally wound Mercutio. Even more irony lies in the fact that Romeo must now fight Tybalt, and he kills him, ultimately destroying any hope of peace between the two families.

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    Posted by reidalot on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 10:01 AM

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