Act 3 Scene 5 of the play Romeo and Juliet which was written by William Shakespeare, is a significant passage. This passage takes place after Romeo and Juliet's wedding night. It’s dawn and Romeo must leave. At first, Juliet wants to persuade him to stay, but then she changes her mind and tells him to go. This passage is significant because it shows the audience that Romeo and Juliet are sad about their parting and creates tension for the audience. The passage is significant because it reveals to the audience how sad the newlywed couple is about leaving each other. This is clear in the following quote, where Juliet tells Romeo to leave. In the quote, Juliet says: “O, now be gone! More light and light it grows.” To which Romeo replies: “More …show more content…
Tension drives the plot forward and creates interest in the readers. In this play, tension is created through the metaphor of the nightingale and the lark. An example of this is in the following quote where Juliet says that it’s the middle of the night: “Wilt thou be gone? It is not near day. It was the nightingale, and not the lark.” (Juliet 3.5.1-2) It is never revealed to the audience that night is meant with the nightingale, and morning with the lark. This builds suspense because the audience has to figure out for themselves that the terms have other meanings. Another example of the creation of tension is Juliet’s sudden change of mind about Romeo leaving. At first, Juliet doesn’t want him to leave and is certain that it’s nighttime, and then suddenly she agrees with Romeo and wants him to go: “Yon light is not daylight; I know it, I. [...] It is, it is. Hie hence, be gone, away! It is the lark that sings so out of tune,” (Juliet 3.5.12-27) This quote shows the sudden change within Juliet and causes tension to spread. This is because the audience wonders why this change occurred and tries to think of reasons why. This sparked interest and theories caused the tension to rise. Overall, the passage exhibits significance by building