Act III sc v is the midway scene in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." The midway scene in his plays is traditionally an emotionally charged segment of the play. It combines emotions ranging from hatred and anger to love and romance. This scene conveys to the audience how quickly a young couple's hopes and dreams can be transformed into despair and tragedy. Previous scenes" events and situations and the anticipated consequences work in conjunction with this scene to intensify the drama and hold the tension for the audience. The scene is made dramatic by the combination of events before, during and those anticipated as the play draws to a conclusion: characters: Staging: language. .
The dramatic importance of Act III sc v is emphasized by the events and dramatic emotions leading up to this scene. Immediately in the play the indoctrinated hatred between Romeo's family, the Montague's and Juliet's family, the Capulet's, is exposed,.
"My sword I say! Old Montague is come,.
And flourishes his blade in spite of me.".
"Tho villain Capulet!-Hold me not, let me go.".
The immediate impression that we form of the relationship between the two families is one of violent and dislike. This relationship emphases the dramatic significance of the forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet. As Romeo and Juliet marry, the fact that only a limited number are aware of the marriage becomes dramatically significant later on when Capulet arranges for Juliet to marry another man, Paris. As Lady Capulet brings the news about Juliet marring Paris irony is brought into the situation. The murder of Tybalt (Juliet's cousin) committed by Romeo contributes to this dramatic irony between Juliet and her mother. The dramatic consequence of Tybalt's murders is that Romeo is banished from Verona, leaving him to spend his first and last night with his wife,.
"Either be gone before the watch set,.
Or by the break of day disguised from hence.
