Directing a scene from Romeo and Juliet - car chase

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Directing a scene from Romeo and Juliet

Act 3 scenes 1

Car Chase

For our presentation we have chosen to rein act the fight between Tybalt and Romeo, Tybalt is slain and Romeo flees. We have decided to change the scene by having the fight as a car chase, this will bring the play in to modern day times and make the play more realistic.

Setting: In this section of the play there is a violent car chase between Romeo and Tybalt, the perfect place to set the scene would be Westminster Bridge as the road is long and it is surrounded water which isolates it and gives it more effect. It is also set there as the bridge connects two different parts of London together and this represents the two different families. The time would be five minutes past twelve, early morning. The date is the year 2000.

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Dress: Romeo is dressed in a suit with tails as he has come from his wedding, he has bloodstains all over his shirt and his hands are covered with the blood of Mercutio, his bow tie has come off and his trousers torn from the beating of Tybalt. Tybalt however carries the blood of Mercutio in his hands his suit has been ripped from the beating of Mercutio and the blood has dripped from his face on to his gold suit.

Lighting: There will be one source of bright light shining throughout the whole bridge to show the ...

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