What makes Act III scene I a dramatic scene
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Dramatic? According to the Oxford dictionary this is the word used to describe something very sudden, exciting and noticeable that has to do with or involves drama. In act III scene one of the play "Romeo and Juliet", a great number of dramatic events take place which play an important role in how the play ends.
Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is arguably the greatest tragedy ever written. Using tragic elements such as pride, death, pain, and loss, he creates one of the most dynamic plays in the world of literature. It is the pride of the Montague and Capulet families which leads to the deaths of their children. The inability of the families to put aside their differences, even for true love, is the primary flaw in the tragedy.
The context of the play adds a great deal of drama to the scene because the political and social events are mirrored in 'Romeo and Juliet'. In the earlier scenes we were focused on Romeo and Juliet sharing their young love with Romeo being the romantic courtly lover and all of a sudden in Act III scene one everything changes, we see another side of Romeo, his revengeful side. This adds tension and drama to the scene making it a turning point in the play because the events in this scene play an important role in what happens in the rest of the play...