Literary Devices In Romeo And Juliet

Literary Devices Used to Make The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Interesting There are many literary devices used by Shakespeare in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, but there are a few devices that make the play more interesting! One literary device that makes the play more intriguing to the audience is an aside, a short remark by a character revealing their feelings to the audience without other characters hearing. A soliloquy, a long speech a character gives when they are alone about their feelings, is another literary device that makes the play interesting. Another important literary device used by Shakespeare was a monologue, a long speech told to other characters in the play, much like a soliloquy. Therefore, Shakespeare used the literary devices asides, soliloquies, and monologues all to add an exquisite taste to the play Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare used many asides, in his script, to add an interesting outreach to the audience during the play. Romeo said as an aside, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” (Act II, Scene 2, Line 37). In this aside, Romeo is asking the audience should he keep listening or speak

“Now I must go to the monument alone,” Friar Laurence thought aloud, “Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake. She will beshrew me much that Romeo hath had no notice of these accidents; but I will write again to Mantua, and keep her at my cell till Romeo come- poor living corse, closed in a dead man’s tomb!” (Act V, Scene 2, Lines 23-29). This is a soliloquy where a static character is explaining all their thoughts going on in their head when they are alone; Isn’t it more interesting as the audience when you’re like in the the character’s mind? Shakespeare used tons of soliloquies to spice up the play, in a like manner, he used monologues which are compared a great deal to