The speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party, the romantic speech of Romeo, the hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech. This direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers Romeo and Juliet first meet.
The first moment in Act 1 Scene 5 is when Capulet welcomes his guests. They way that I would direct this is when Capulet is talking he would have one bright spotlight set on him to focus the audience on him. His voice would be echoed around the stage when he says “Welcome, Gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes…etc” and everybody else (guests of the ball) would be discreet. As Capulet asks everyone to dance the music would change into very relaxed music and the lights would change to cover the whole stage and all of the guests would dance.
During the music being played and everybody dancing Romeo would be brought to the front with a spotlight on him and a faint one on Juliet with the rest of the cast blacked out and the only music that would be played is a calm and gentle type.
The camera would be as if you were looking through Romeos eyes gazing at Juliet and then he would say “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiopia's ear”. This quote is important as it gives recognition of the beauty of Juliet.
As Romeo is saying these words he will be blacked out and then there will be two spotlights, one on Capulet and one on Tybalt, but as Tybalt is getting angry, as he has just seen Romeo at the ball and he is trying to persuade Capulet to let him fight him by using the words “It fits, when such a villain is a guest: I'll not endure him”. His spotlight will be getting redder and redder, plus the music will be loud, drums booming but not louder than the actors voices, Capulet’s spotlight will start off blue as he does not want any squabbling so he was cool but now it is getting redder just like Tybalt's because he is getting angry at the fact that Tybalt will not listen to him.
As that part of the scene is ending we go back to Romeo and Juliet, but now there is louder, but still soothing music on and Romeo and Juliet are about to talk for the same time. As each of them speak the camera will be just behind there heads, but you will be able to see the other person. When Romeo and Juliet kiss the camera will zoom out slightly so you can see it. As they are kissing there will be doves being released above them as they are they animal of love. The lights will be changing colour between pinks, reds and soothing blues.
After this love binding part of the scene Romeo finds that Juliet is a Capulet and when Romeo is gone Juliet asks her nurse “Go ask his name: if he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed”. When the nurse comes back she tells Juliet that his name is Romeo and he is a Montague followed by she says that her only son is her enemy. As Juliet is told - there will be a stop in the music as it is a shock and she will break down crying saying “My only love is my hate” at this point the camera will be close up and there will be no music as the audience follow Juliet’s sorrow. The lights in this scene will be surrounding Juliet’s bed which she will be crying on and the nurse who is nervously pacing around it.
I conclude that this scene in Romeo and Juliet is the most important scene in the whole play seeing that this is the scene that brings the two most important characters of the play together, this is fundamental as they both gain knowledge of each others blood. William Shakespeare has written this well as he has captivated us in this fast paced and action packed scene of adoration, hatred and amusement.
