I am writing to inform you that I have been chosen to play the role of Juliet in the forthcoming 21st century film 'Romeo and Juliet'.

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Lauren Weston

Mr Sidley

English

10Y4/10B

51 Firle Road

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN22 8EE

18th April 2003

Dear Mr Sibley,

As you are my drama teacher, I am writing to inform you that I have been chosen to play the role of Juliet in the forthcoming 21st century film ‘Romeo and Juliet’. I am extremely pleased to have been chosen to play such an important role and I am writing to request some of your professional guidance.

I have already thought through how I intend to approach the role in various scenes. However, I am unsure whether my ideas fit Shakespeare’s description and actions of Juliet. I would be extremely grateful if you could spare some time to read over my thoughts and point me in the right direction to getting the most out of playing this role.

I see Juliet as a lonely, young girl who spends most of her time inside with her closest, if not only friend The Nurse. Juliet is ‘yet a stranger to the world’ said by Lord Capulet (Juliet’s father) and had known none other than to obey her parents. The Nurse brought Juliet up from a small child, as her Biological mother would have nothing to do with it because of her own importance. This meant that whenever Lady Capulet went to speak to her daughter it was for an important reason and it would be a formal conversation with the Nurse in the same room. Whereas The Nurse spoke very openly to Juliet expressing all her thoughts and opinions giving Juliet all the advice she needed.

Throughout the play you can tell the Nurse makes it her main priority to maintain Juliet’s happiness. This is shown when The Nurse betrays her employer, risking her job just to arrange Juliet’s marriage and last night with Romeo.

At the beginning of the Play Juliet is a naïve child who has thought little about love and marriage. However, after falling in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s great enemy she seems to grow up very quickly. Juliet’s development consists from being a wide-eyed girl into a self-assured, loyal and capable woman.

Do you think this is how Shakespeare wanted me to see Juliet? Having read the book and watched other films this is how Juliet’s character comes across to me and its how intend to act the role.

The two scenes I have thought about in depth are; Act 1 scene 5 (Capulet’s party) and Act 2 scene 2 (Juliet’s balcony). I have thought about these scenes quite a lot as I feel they are key scenes within the play which need to be acted out very well.

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During the course of Act 1 scene 5 at the Capulet mansion, Romeo and Juliet meet. This is a very dramatic scene which was not planned at all, it just happened and no one could change it. Romeo was at the party to see Rosaline and Juliet was at the party ‘to look to like’ Paris: whom her parents wanted her to marry. But once Romeo and Juliet set their eyes on each other there was no stopping them.

When Juliet first sets her eyes on Romeo I think she feels quite flattered that such ...

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