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'Romeo and Juliet' - How does Shakespeare interest his audience in the eponymous protagonissts during the first act.
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TIMOTHY IRIMU MURIGU ENGLISH COURSEWORK HOW DOES SHAKESPEARE INTEREST HIS AUDIENCE IN THE EPONYMOUS PROTAGONISSTS DURING THE FIRST ACT OF 'ROMEO AND JULIET' Shakespeare interests his audience through showing the universal theme of love and conflict. He uses different grammatical devices to demonstrate this. The first time the audience encounter the protagonists is in the prologue. The prologue reveals to the audience the conflict that is taking place between the Capulet's and the Montague's. The prologue also states that Romeo and Juliet are also doomed. This is shown by their relationship being termed as a 'death-mark'd love' showing that their relationship's fate has already been set out for disaster. This creates a sense of sympathy in the audience for the protagonists. It also creates some suspense because although the audience already knows that Romeo and Juliet are doomed, they want to know how they will get together in the first place if they are in enemy...
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