Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare and was first published in 1597, but the revised edition of 1599 is mainly used today. Shakespeare's principal source for Romeo and Juliet was a poem by Arthur Brooke (1562) Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet so that it could be performed by actors and enjoyed by audiences. Romeo and Juliet is 'A tragedy of youth as youth sees it', wrote Harley Granville Barker. It is set in a Veronese high …showed first 75 words of 1729 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1729 total…excitement at the beginning. Romeo and Juliet's first meeting creates romance. Tension is created between Capulet and Tybalt when their views differ about what to do with Romeo. At the end of the scene, Romeo and Juliet discovering the names of each other creates a sense of foreboding. Within this scene, Shakespeare created moods by a number of different moods for example use of language, development of character, involvement of the audience, including dramatic irony.