dramatic mood used in Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare and was first published in 1597, but the revised edition of 1599 is mainly used today. Shakespeare’s principal source for Romeo and Juliet was a poem by Arthur Brooke (1562) Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet so that it could be performed by actors and enjoyed by audiences. Romeo and Juliet is ‘A tragedy of youth as youth sees it’, wrote Harley Granville Barker. ... Prior to Act 1 Scene 5 there is a brawl on a street in Verona between the rival families of Montague and Capulet, ‘Two households both alike in dignity. ... Shakespeare uses a lot of dramatic mood in this scene, which change frequently, often of the complete opposite to the one before. The main methods Shakespeare uses to create moods are: use of language, development of character, involvement of the audience, including dramatic irony. At the beginning of Act 1 Scene 5, the servants have been told to move everything out of the way to clear the dance hall, creating a mood of anticipation; ‘Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard’ The servant in charge is telling all the other servants to remove the wooden stools and the sideboard so that the room is clear and ready to dance on. ... There is a different side to Capulet seen in the scene before where he is talking to Paris about Juliet. ... Romeo sees Juliet for the the first time and is stunned by her beauty. At this point there is less hustle and bustle because a lovesick Romeo mention’s Juliet’s attractiveness in a soliloquy using rhyming couplets; ‘It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night’ Romeo personifies the night to be Juliet’s cheek and at the same time there is a contrast between brightness and darkness. Romeo is lovestruck by the appearance of Juliet as he thinks she is the most beautiful creature on earth. In the soliloquy Romeo uses imagery and comparison to describe Juliet’s elegance; ‘So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows’ Romeo is saying that in a crowd of other ladies, Juliet looks like a snow-white dove in a company of crows, i.