Question

Match each event from Romeo and Juliet to the correct stage of the dramatic structure.

Answer 1

Answer:

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exposition: Juliet’s mother asks her to marry Paris.

 rising action: Romeo and Juliet get married.  

 climax: Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona.

 falling action: Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt.  

denouement: Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb, and he kills Paris.

Answer 2

Answer:

Romeo and Juliet get married: Rising action

Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt: Falling Action

Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb, and he kills Paris: Denouement

Juliet’s mother asks her to marry Paris: Exposition

Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona: Climax

Explanation:

This is the best way to match the events of the play to the stages of dramatic structure. Exposition is the part in which we are introduced to important background information. Rising action occurs when the story acquires a faster pace in preparation for the most dramatic events. Climax is the point of highest tension and excitement. This leads to the falling action, in which emotion decreases again and all the conflict begin to be resolved. Finally, the denouement describes the conclusion of the narrative.