The Dramatic Effectiveness of Three Soliloquies in
Romeo and Juliet
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: The Dramatic Effectiveness of Three Soliloquies in Romeo and Juliet
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The Dramatic Effectiveness of Three Soliloquies in Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet was written in the early 19th century. The play was
written at the peak of William Shakespeare's work and is considered as
one of his most poetic plays. The choice of language is greatly varied
and can be very emotional. It creates a great atmosphere and a superb
play.
During the play, Shakespeare uses many long and emotional speeches.
These are called soliloquies. These soliloquies communicate with the
audience sometimes creating dramatic irony. The long soliloquies also
help to further the plot and they also include emotions of the
characters and information about them. The soliloquies also differ
from speeches in that during a soliloquy, there is usually only one
character on the stage and what is being said is mainly directed
towards the audience or to themselves, where as normal speeches can be
directed to many other characters.
In my essay the three soliloquies that I will be studying from Romeo
and Juliet are from:
§ Act 2 Scene 3
§ Act 4 Scene 3
§ Act 4 Scene 3
§ Act 5 Scene 3.
The first soliloquy that I am going to study is from Act 2, Scene 3.
This soliloquy take place in Friar Lawrence's cell. This is the first
time that the audience meets Friar Lawrence in the play.
Friar Lawrence's soliloquy comments on the fact that everything has
some good, and all good can be abused and turned to bad.
Friar Lawrence begins by welcoming the morning and saying good bye to
the night that has just past.
"The grey - eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, Check' ring the
eastern clouds with streaks of light," this short passage shows that...