Directing My Own Version of Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Directing My Own Version of Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

In this essay I will be instructing from the point of the director. I

will be directing my own version on Act1 Scene 5 from Shakespeare's

famous tragedy. The performance will be held in a theatre and must be

accessible to the audience, at the same time showing my originality in

setting the scene. Act 1 Scene 5 is an extremely important scene in

the play; Romeo and Juliet first meet in this scene. In this essay I

will talk about lighting, scenery, props, actors, stage setting,

special effects, how the ideas and emotions will be conveyed to the

audience through the actors.

Shakespeare's play was set in Verona in the 1500's. The story is about

a pair Sweet Kissof star-crossed lovers. Two teenagers in love despite

the fact that their families have been enemies for decades. The play

includes fighting, misunderstanding, tragedy, humour, and beautiful

poetry.

Two powerful families the Montague's and the Capulet's have been

feuding with each other for years. Old Capulet, Juliet's father,

throws a party. Montague's are not invited, but Romeo (persuaded by

Benvolio) sneaks in uninvited. Inside Romeo's attention is stolen by

Juliet. Romeo falls instantly in love, but is disappointed when he

finds out that Juliet is a Capulet. Juliet notices Romeo too, but she

is unaware that he is a member of the hated Montague's, until she is

told by her nurse and thus starts the pain and tragedy that will

follow through out the play.

I have decided to set my version of Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5 in

Russia 1946 under Stalin in the city called Leningrad. This sett...

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...oing on which the Lovers win. The Adults

control the heat and light inside the house; they can turn down the

heating and light up the fire, but outside the forces are controlled

by the feelings of Romeo and Juliet. They are trapped in a world

controlled by the adults and the weather scenes outside show how they

feel, in the end they win all though they don't know it, Juliet's

emotions are stronger than her fathers control so when the lightning

flashes outside which is her feelings, it puts out all lighting in the

hall and sends the whole place into darkness. Her storm is still going

on outside the windows even at the end which means nothing is resolved

she is still angry. Which is why the Ballerina is knocked out; she

show's the more sensitive, innocent side to Juliet which is gone now

she is so driven by her feelings.