Act 1 of the play Romeo and Juliet has been very interesting. In this scene, we get to know the characters as well as how the romance between Romeo and Juliet starts. In this act, Romeo is seen to be in love with Rosaline at first. His friends Benvolio and Mercutio persuade him to gatecrash Capulet's feast in order to meet Rosaline. In the meantime, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage. Capulet declines, saying that he should wait another 2 years. He then invites him to the feast to meet Juliet. Lady Capulet tries to persuade Juliet into marring Paris, and so, Juliet agrees to try to love him.
At the feast,Tybalt sees Romeo, and makes plans for attacking him, but is stopped by Capulet. Romeo sees Juliet and is astonished by her beauty. He dances with her, and after exchanging some barter, they kiss. They are interrupted by Juliet's Nurse, who tells her that her mother is looking for her. When Romeo asks who her mother is, he is shocked to find out that Juliet is a Capulet. This causes him to leave the feast. As he leaves, Juliet asks Nurse who Romeo is, and like Romeo, she is shocked to learn that he is a Montague. The scene ends leaving both Romeo and Juliet madly in love and confused.
I explored many different writing techniques used by Shakespeare in this scene. For example, how he used the prologue to draw the audience in. Shakespeare also uses loads of puns, similes and double meanings. He is very descriptive and this helps to build the setting for the play. Overall, it was a very interesting scene and I managed to learn a lot from it.
Very detailed summary Simran. Good. Do try to analyse the text a bit more so that when you return to your posts you will have useful commentary for your coursework too, although of course this is not the only reason for the blog. I am sure that others will benefit from reading your posts too. Well done!
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