Homework: Final Scene Summary – Act 5, Scene 3

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Nov 17, 2014

In the final scene of Romeo and Juliet, the prophesy as expressed in the prologue comes to fruition – yet the drama of the play is never higher. In your scene summary, try to indicate how Shakespeare has managed the events of the scene to create this dramatic tension. This is particularly interesting in the light of the fact that everything happened as predicted. The two quotations that might help you in this are to follow:...