In the terrific play “Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare’s mannerisms immediately engage the audience. The amazing methods he uses draw the audience into the room and keep them reading wondering what will happen next. The tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet, as mentioned in the prologue, sets a variety of themes throughout Act 1 Scene 5. Most recognizable themes are: youth and age , revenge, forbidden love, destiny, action and hatred. The main idea of ​​the play is a feud that existed between two families. The “Montagues and Capulets”, the son of the Montagues and the daughter of the Capulets fall in love and the story tells us how tragic death and happiness are. and revenge finds them throughout the play. The story of Romeo and Juliet was originally a poem written in 1562 by Arthur Brooke and was called “Romeus and Juliet”. Shakespeare based it on this poem by adding more characters such as Benvolio, Mercutio and adding more events such as the Capulet Ball. The poem was set in nine months and Shakespeare changed it in four days to make it more dramatic. Shakespeare chose to set this tragic love story in Italy because during the Elizabethan era, Italy was known to be a romantic and wealthy country where people were passionate but also impetuous and argued a lot. Reputation was very important in the Elizabethan era and this was just one of the many reasons why Shakespeare set the play in Italy. In addition to reputation, there were plenty of parental influences. Children were to marry the person chosen by their parents and deemed most suitable for them. Shakespeare was very against this, and with all his work he wanted to get his attitude across. Before Romeo and Juliet meet, the audience knows what kind of families...... middle of paper ...... from their love for Romeo, even from the nurse. There is great uncertainty as the audience fears for Romeo and Juliet if their parents find out. Or will their love continue even though they now know they are enemies. In conclusion, Shakespeare manages to make Act 1 Scene 5 very dramatic because of the language he uses for the characters, and the contrast he creates between the characters creates a huge contrast. amount of drama holding the audience's interest throughout the scene. This scene is crucial to the rest of the play because the sonnet form, religious imagery, historical context, dramatic irony, and way in which tension is maintained stand out from the rest of the play. Shakespeare manages to bombard all of these effective dramatic devices into just one scene that keeps the audience impressed and satisfied throughout the show.