Romeo and Juliet

~The dramatic moments in Act 3 Scene 1 & how do they affect

Romeo

oTybalt slaps Romeo’s hand

away.“Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries

That thou hast done me.

Therefore Turn and draw”- Tybalt

Affects Romeo... Must walk away. (defy stereotype)

o Mercutio takes over the fight

“O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!”

“Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk”- Mercutio.

Affects Romeo.... Called dishonourable, puts Mercutio in danger.

o ComradeshipIn the 1986 film, both Capulets and Montagues join up and cheer.

Affects the whole atmosphere....... Shows a fragile bond beginning to form. COMARADESHIP!

Tension!

o Mercutio “blames” Romeo for intervening.

“I am hurt”

“A plague a' both houses”

“Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man”

“Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm.

Affects Romeo.... Thinks he was right.

o Mercutio's actual death.

“O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is Dead!”- Benvolio

o Romeo decides what to do about TybaltAffects Romeo....

Heart torn“Thy beauty hath made me effeminate”

“This day’s black fate on more days doth depend, This but begins the woe others

must end”- Romeo

o Benvolio trying to stop Romeo

Shows a change in Romeo’s character

Contextual Influences:- Stops denying the stereotype

that men should fight.

More Dramatic moments o Romeo and Tybalt

fighting.o Tybalt’s death.o The Prince

banishing Romeo.Other o Tybalt's

expression, after killing Mercutio

o Romeo’s expression after killing Tybalt.

“Mercuito’s soul is near above our heads, you, me or both shall be joining him”- Romeo

“O, I am fortunes fool

Just afteroBanishing is worst than dying.-

Romeo.

“ Ha banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death’. For Exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death. Do not

say ‘banishment’.”

Affects Romeo as his languages shows that he would rather die than be banished.

Shakespeare’s Intention

Shakespeare’s intention for killing

Mercutio.... stealing the play.

Or

Wanted to show how intense

the feud is.

Shakespeare’s Intention

Shakespeare’s intention for Romeo killing Tybalt could have been.... He only meant Romeo to fight him not to kill him, but due to the circumstances.....

Contextual Influences &

ThemesFighting;

Men were expected to fights this is supported by

“O calm, dishonourable, vile submission” but Romeo defies the stereotype as he will not fight.

Makes him effeminate.

Contextual Influences &

themesRevenge;

Revenge was very important in the Shakespearian times so in Act 3 Scene 1.

ESSENTAIL that Romeo takes his revenge.

“Mercuito’s soul is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both must go with him”

Themes• Revenge- Tybalt wants revenge on

Romeo For the party

• Romeo wants revenge on Tybalt killing Mercutio.

• Pretend Juliet wants revenge on Romeo for killing Tybalt, (she really wants to go and see him)

Fate• “O, I am fortunes fool!”- Romeo

– Knows he is up against fate, links to the beginning “A pair of star crossed lovers take their lives”

• Shows that the audience already knows what is going to happen and we know that his story will end tragically.

Conflict & Loyalty

• Conflict is everywhere in the play at the beginning......

• In the middle......

• At the end......

• Loyalty from Mercutio

Loyalty from Juliet and Romeo at the end.