Directing Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2 Essay -- Drama

Directing Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2I am going to direct act 2 picture 2 from the play Romeo and Julietwritten by William Shakespeare. The scene is also hold outn as the balconyscene. During this scene Romeo is looking up at Juliet on the balconytalking about love. The scene is going to be set in as historicalenvironment the 16th century in Verona. Therefore the costumes shallalso reflect this era. Juliet will be in her in nightdress (1) andRomeo will be in a caller costume (2). This is because he has just beenat the Caplets party.From the previous scene we know that there is a conflict between theCapulets and the Montagues. Romeo is a member of the Montagues andJuliet is a member of the capulets. Romeo had been convinced to go tothe party by his cousin Benvolio and his friend Mercutio. During theparty Tybalt wants to hit Romeo but Lord Capulet doesnt let him. Thisshows the conflict.I will be using a thrust stage. The balcony will be placed on the left wingcorner of the stage . There will be trees and colourful flowerssurrounding the balcony. As this scene is set in the 16th centuryJuliet will be unaware of her rights as a women.The theme of the scene is love. Both Romeo and Juliet are expressingtheir feelings for each other. The relationship between Romeo andJuliet is very passionate, which will be conveyed though the use oflanguage, their seventh cranial nerve expression and body language. They will speakdirect from Shakespheres text. In t...