Act 3 Scene 1 and Its Significance In The Play In 1595, William Shakespeare wrote what was to be one of the most celebrated plays of all time. 'Romeo and Juliet' is a tale of "A pair of star-crossed lovers" whose lives are entangled in a vine of fate that leads to their final breath. Both characters were born into an "ancient grudge" that had been fuelled by formidable families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Act 3 Scene 1 twists …showed first 75 words of 2045 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2045 total…they were part of the play. Performances in the public theatres were continuous with no breaks. There was very little scenery and the Elizabethan editions of 'Romeo and Juliet' had neither act nor scene divisions. It is because of this continuous staging and the lack of scenery that the characters in Shakespeare's plays often tell the audience what locality the stage represents at different moments and create the scene in the imagination of the audience.