Extract 6

Extract 6

1. Act 3 Scene 1

2. Significance of extract

   • Climax of whole play
     • First death of the whole play!
   • Beginning of tragedy
     • Foreshadowed by Friar Lawrence's speech
     • An avalanche of deaths that will continue until the end of the play

3. Details

   • Dramatic Irony
     • Romeo tries to tell Tybalt about his love for Juliet
       • Tybalt, blinded by anger, refuses to listen
       • Attempts to resolve conflict only instil it further
         • Creates a sense of irony, heightens tension in the conflict
     • Quotes:
       • Tybalt
         • 'Thou art a villain'
           • Blaming Romeo for causing humiliation towards him
           • Shocking remark
             • Exponential rise in tension in the play
         • 'Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou has done to me, therefore turn and draw'
           • 'Boy'
             • Refers to a person of lower status
             • Insulting Romeo's pride
           • 'Injuries'
             • Referring to the humiliation he received in Act 1 Scene 5
               • Lord Capulet called him a...
                 • 'Princox'
                 • 'Goodman boy'
                 • Insolent boy
               • Characterizes Tybalt as a man with lasting and ignitable temperament
       • Romeo
         • 'Reason that I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage
           • Romeo offers a draw immediately for peace
           • Ironically, Tybalt does not know about the reason why
             • Tybalt continues to escalate the conflict
         • 'And so good Capulet, which name I tender As dearly as my own, be satisfied.
           • Refers back to Act 2 Scene 2
             • Romeo offers to give up his name for Juliet
               • Sacrificing family pride for love
           • Suggests the passive nature of Romeo
             • Humbled by love
   • Characterization
     • For conflict
       • Mercutio
         • 'O calm dishonourable, vile submission!'
           • Acted as a catalyst to the conflict
           • Regarded Romeo as dishonourable and too passive
         • 'Come sir, your passado'
           • Ignores Romeo's attempts to keep peace
       • Tybalt
         • Bears a grudge against Romeo
         • Quick to take action, but slow to listen
     • Against conflict
       • Romeo
         • Passive, anti-conflict
         • Humbled by love
     • A sense of empathy is felt for Romeo as his good-natured attempts to extinguish the inferno fails