Saturday, July 3, 2010

In Romeo and Juliet, what effect does the accelerated time scheme have on the play's development?

Shakespeare purposely condensed his classic
play to span just five days instead of the course of months like his
primary source The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and (1562). The effect of
the accelerated plot underscores the brevity of the young couple's romance and contributes to
the play's suspense. By condensing the time frame of the play to only five days, the audience
experiences a heightened sense of suspense and anxiety asand Juliet race towards their
inevitable fate. Time is a particularly important element of the play and the characters
continually bring it to the audience's attention. For example,informs Romeo that "but new
struck nine,"uses the"the prick of noon," the time of's impending
wedding...

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