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Analyse the dramatic effectiveness of Act 1 scene 5 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ exploring how Shakespeare has created an atmosphere  

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Analyse the dramatic effectiveness of Act 1 scene 5 of 'Romeo and Juliet' exploring how Shakespeare has created an atmosphere of romance and danger in the scene Romeo and Juliet is a romantic story set in Verona, Italy. We are told in the beginning prologue that Romeo and Juliet will meet, fall in love and then die. The main factor that causes this turn of events is that Romeo and Juliet's families have an ancient feud, no-one really knows why, but Romeo's family (the Montague's) are constantly having quarrels and brawling with Juliet's family (the Capulet). In the opening of Act 1 scene 5 the servants speak informally (not in verse) about all the work they have to do. The bustle of servants preparing for the party helps to relive the tension at the end of Act 1 Scene 4 (Mercutio`s "Queen Mab" Speech and Romeo expressing a sense of doom). The...

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