Shakespeare, a man who could weave humor into a tragic play, contrasts the somber events of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In Act 1, Shakespeare uses Lord Capulet, Montague's servants, and Juliet's nurse to show that there is humor, which impacts the meaning and tone of the play. Indeed, anybody could tell you that the play "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. Although, Lord Capulet, Juliet's father, makes awfully comical jokes during the masquerade in Act 1. Lord Capulet jokes that if the ladies refuse to dance, they must have corns on their feet. Shakespeare writes " Ah, my mistresses! Which of you all unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you — Will now deny to dance?" ( Act 1, scene 5) . Family friends and relatives of the Capulets all gather to this masquerade and then hear all of the humorous things lord Capulet has to say. Lord Capulet is not one to dance and let's say, not one to fight. Though he believes he still is able to fight. In Act 1, scene 5, Capulet yells "What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!". Lady Capulet replies with " A crutch, a crutch! Why call you for a sword" ( Act 1, scene 1) . He (Capulet) believes he is able to fight the
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Such as Juliet's Nurse, who rambles on about a joke from long ago. The Capulets happened to be out of town the day Juliet fell forward. The nurses husband asked Juliet "Dost thou fall upon thy face?" And jokes with her by adding "Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit" ( Act 1, scene 3) . The wittiness of the Nurse and her husband both contribute to the impact of tone and meaning of this play. While the Nurse continues to ramble on about the joke her husband said to Juliet when she was young, Lady Capulet and Juliet stand there, waiting for the Nurse to finish up.Shakespeare is able to create a character who makes the tension between Juliet and Lady Capulet somewhat disappear, which impacts the tone of the
Such as Juliet's Nurse, who rambles on about a joke from long ago. The Capulets happened to be out of town the day Juliet fell forward. The nurses husband asked Juliet "Dost thou fall upon thy face?" And jokes with her by adding "Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit" ( Act 1, scene 3) . The wittiness of the Nurse and her husband both contribute to the impact of tone and meaning of this play. While the Nurse continues to ramble on about the joke her husband said to Juliet when she was young, Lady Capulet and Juliet stand there, waiting for the Nurse to finish up.Shakespeare is able to create a character who makes the tension between Juliet and Lady Capulet somewhat disappear, which impacts the tone of the