How does Shakespeare create tension in Act 3 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet ?

                      Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by WIlliam Shakespeare. Shakespeare uses tension and it is an important part of any plays as well as in Romeo and Juliet. “Tension is the feeling that is produced in a situation when people are anxious and do not trust each other, and when there is a possibility of sudden violence or conflict.” (Collins English Dictionary) In Romeo and Juliet  Act III scene 1 is like a breaking point where everything is turning out to be as expected in tragedy. Shakespeare causes tension by previous events, atmosphere, characterization, fighting, language…

                      In Romeo and Juliet, events that occur before Act III scene 1cause a lot of tension. The prologue tells the audience several things that will happen in the play. For example, the chorus says “a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life” (Shakespeare, 1) and “doth with their death bury their parents’ strife” (Shakespeare, 1), which tells us that the two lovers that are destined to be together will die from their parents’ strife. Until Act III scene 1, everything was going alright, so the audience is still waiting for something bad to happen.