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How does Shakespeare engage the audience in the First Act of
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How does Shakespeare engage the audience in the First Act of "Romeo and Juliet?" "Romeo and Juliet" is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Perhaps part of the reason for this is because of how well he manages to grab the audience's attention in the first act. After all, if the first part was boring, nobody would bother to read the rest. One of the main factors which Shakespeare uses to interest the audience is with humour and puns, which is why the play may not seem as appealing today as it did in Shakespeare's time, since we don't understand most of the jokes. Even the jokes we do understand may not seem very amusing by modern standards. Here is such an example from the first page of Act One: SAMSON: 'Tis true; and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall. Therefore I will push Montague's men...
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