Question

Read the excerpt from the text Shakespeare used as his main source for the storyline of the play. This text excerpt corresponds to Act I, Scene 5 in which the reader learns about Romeus’s experience at the Capulet feast.

How does the source text compare to the play? What changes did Shakespeare make to the plot, characters, and other aspects? What elements stayed the same? In the space below, write a 150-word response comparing and contrasting the source material to the corresponding scene in Act I. Use at least three specific examples from the text to support your analysis. please

Answer 1

Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet has many similarities to the source text he used, a poem by Arthur Brooke entitled The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. In Act I Scene 5 of both works, readers learn about Romeus's experience at the Capulet feast where he sees Juliet for the first time. While much remains the same between the two versions of this scene, there are some notable differences as well.

For example, in Shakespeare’s version, Romeo speaks with an apothecary and is informed that Juliet is a Capulet. This exchange does not occur in Brooke's original work. Additionally, Romeo is seen hiding from Tybalt after entering the feast, while he was simply overlooked in the poem. Also, when Juliet notices Romeo she gazes upon him intently instead of her merely offering sympathy as she did in Brooke's tale.

Despite these changes, several aspects remain constant across both texts. For instance, Romeo is described as a