Peter jokes with the musicians in Act 4 Scene 5. The jokes were probably funny then, but seem pretty lame now. We know it was intended to be comic relief because in one early printing of the play, the actor's name Kempe (Will Kempe, the comedian) is inserted instead of the character's name Peter.
peter and the musicians exchange insults and pums
The main role of the nanny in Romeo and Juliet is to provide comic relief. In Shakespeare's tragedy, he always includes one comic relief character to lighten the mood.
The musicians and clown are used first for comic relief and later for foreshadowing.
an example of comic relief is at the beginning of the play with the Montagues and the CapuletsI:i:41-53 "I will frown as I pass by... No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir."
no. he uses comic relief for humor.
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peter and the musicians exchange insults and pums
The musicians and clown are used at first for comic relief and later for foreshadowing.
The main role of the nanny in Romeo and Juliet is to provide comic relief. In Shakespeare's tragedy, he always includes one comic relief character to lighten the mood.
The musicians and clown are used first for comic relief and later for foreshadowing.
Mercutio, no doubt. He jests and puns every chance he gets. He and Romeo's relationship, despite they being complete opposites, provide the comic relief for the play. That's why Romeo and Juliet turned into a Complete tragedy after Mercutio's death... The nurse plays as comic relief to though not sure how though my English teacher told me that...
Two examples of comic relief in Romeo and Juliet are the scene where the Nurse rambles on and on about Juliet's age, and the banter between Mercutio and the Nurse when they meet in Act 2. These moments provide a brief break from the intensity of the tragic events unfolding in the play.
Comic relief. It gave Will Kemp, the actor who played Peter and a famous comedian, the chance to do some funny stuff and relieve the tension caused by all the Capulets, plus Paris and the Nurse, moaning and groaning about Juliet's death
an example of comic relief is at the beginning of the play with the Montagues and the CapuletsI:i:41-53 "I will frown as I pass by... No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir."
I do not know any examples of comic relief, but the famous Romeo and Juliet line that follows is in iambic pentameter: Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? The underlined syllables are stressed.
In 1985 the comic relief launched.
She acts as a motherly figure to Juilet, since her mother does not do so. She aslo provides comic relief as well.