Romeo and Juliet
what are the major dramatic purposes of scene 1 in Act I
act I scene 1
act I scene 1
Certainly the marketplace scene with the Montague boys looking for trouble sets the stage for something ominous. THe scene is completed when hot head Tybalt and the Capulets show up. This sets the intense conflict between these two families, and hence R and J's woes, for the rest of the play.