How does Shakespeare make Act 4 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet dramatic for the audience?
...lining the dramatic effects of the scenes. After just one day, Romeo and Juliet are married to show how much they love each other. The next day Tybalt & Mercutio fight. Mercutio does this, in honour, to protect Romeo and is killed. Romeo is ultimately devastated; the feelings are so vigorous that there are not any words to delineate the torment hence the situation escalates. Romeo becomes enraged and seeks Tybalt to abduct his life in revenge. Act IV opens with Friar Laurence and Paris discussing his forth coming marriage to Juliet. The Friar expresses his disapproval of the wedding plans, telling Paris that he does not know Juliet well enough to marry her. Juliet arrives and is friendly but cool to her would-be husband. Paris then leaves. Once alone, Juliet and the Friar discuss what can be done to save Juliet from the fate of becoming the wife of two men. Friar Laurence has the key to the simplest alternative. He has a potion that will make her appear dead when she drinks it, and it will keep her in the lifeless state for forty-two hours. Friar Laurence will send word to Romeo. Romeo will then return to Verona and collect Juliet and they will live together in Mantua, away and free from Prince Escalus and their feuding families. Juliet excitedly approves of the plan and goes home to drink the potion. Meanwhile, Capulet and Lady have been busy making wedding arrangements. Juliet comes into the main hall to speak with her father. He is cheerful and his spirits are further uplifted when Juliet apologizes and assures him that henceforward, until Paris becomes her so called master, she will be ruled only by him (her Father). However according to the hierarchical system to make things worst Capulet moves the wedding up a day to the next morning. I am now going to discuss the main body of the key scene and ...