Directors Notes Act 3 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet

Directors Notes Act 3 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet

Following our breif meeting yesterday, I thought you may apreciate

some extra information about Act 3 Scene 5. I belive you are still

unsure on some of the lines so I hope you will find the following

instructions helpful.

Firstly it may help if I explain how this scene fits into the play as

a whole. This is an important scene as it shows Juliet's relationship

with her father, her father's status in the play and Juliet's views on

how she is treated as a child in the sixteenth century. Before this

scene happens Tybalt a member of the Capulet family is killed by a

Montague, this causes a lot of stress in the Capulet household and

when Capulet enters Juliet's room he notices that she is crying,

Capulet thinks this is because of Tybalt being killed but the audience

will know that this is because of your marriage to Paris. After this

scene there will be a great deal of tension between you and Capulet.

I feel this scene is very important as it shows the deterioration of

Juliet and Capulet's relationship. I think that Shakespeare included

this scene in the play because if it is acted correctly then it will

have a huge impact on the audience.

The stage will be quite simmilar to the sixteenth century stage, it

will just be updated for recent technology, it will have the same

basic structure including the two pillars in the middle of the stage,

also the audience will still be sitting around the outside of the

stage. The ceiling will not be the same ornate celing, it will be very

plain as this is where the lighting and special effects will come

from, also the ceiling will be higher as this way it will not be

noticed as part of the scenery. The back of the stage will still have

the stairway in the centre but the surroundings will be plain and more

modern. I have chosen this setting for the play as I feel the role of

Capulet will be stronger in a modern day setting. This will be because

a modern day audience will think that the way Capulet treats Juliet

and Lady Capulet is not fair and I feel this will have a huge impact

on the play as a whole.

As Capulet enters the room this will be a great entrance as he needs

to be seen with great power, so there will be a loud slamming of a

door as he enters and walks towards you. Capulet needs to be noticed