Another feature that I would show in this scene are some statues of Greek goddesses, one of Mars to symbolise war and evil and also a statue of Venus to show love and kindness towards others. I would place the God of love at the top of the stares and the god of evil at the bottom. The reason why I have chosen these objects is because I can symbolise love and hatred towards the Capulet’s and Montagues i.e. The statue of Mars symbolising the Capulet’s because they have people like Tybalt who are evil and the statue of Venus to symbolise the Montagues. The reason for this is because good will always overcome evil. The way Shakespeare shows this idea in his play is when Tybalt was having a duel with Mercutio but in the end Tybalt stabs him and Mercutio falls to his death. When Romeo finds out he rushes to hunt Tybalt down but not knowing what his actions will result in. Once Romeo finds Tybalt they immediately get into a fight, but Romeo is so angry about Mercutio’s death that he pulls out his sword and stabs Tybalt, at this point in the play is were good over comes evil.
And finally in act one scene five there is one particular point in the play were Romeo walks into the ball room and Tybalt sees him, Tybalt gets very agitated and annoyed about Romeos presents and wants to be violent with his emotions but luckily Lord Capulet stops him because he does not want to ruin the party. At this scene I want there to be a family crest of the Capulet‘s because when Romeo walks in I want him to see the crest and looked worried and then I want the audience to realise that he is not wanted there for obvious reasons.
Costumes
Tybalt
The type of costume that I want Tybalt to wear is a smart and very formal tuxedo. The reason, why I have chosen this form of dress is because I want him to look like he is displaying an intimidating and awesome exterior so that no one would dare oppose or challenge him. I would also want him to wear a red shirt underneath his tuxedo, to show the idea of him killing people and foreshadowing, later in the play when Romeo stabs him, the red this symbolising Tybalt’s blood. I also want him to wear a blue tie, with blue cufflinks, to also show symbolism, of death within the play. The reason for this is because near the end of the play as stated earlier on in this section Romeo and Tybalt have a fight because of
Mercutio’s death Romeo is furious so stabs Tybalt and he dies. When Tybalt dies all of a sudden it starts raining and there is a big thunder storm, this is the reason why I want Tybalt to wear a blue tie with blue cufflinks to show this type of symbolism within the play.
Romeo
The type of costume that I would like Romeo to wear would be a knight in armour, but obviously this would be to heavy for the actor to wear so instead of it being full metal it will be plastic instead. After all, this is a party and he will be moving around a lot. The reason why I have chosen this form of dress is because a knight if asked to will always look out for the well being of and protect the lady he is looking after.
Lord capulate
The costume that I want Lord capulate to ware will be a Julius Caesar’s outfit because Caesar was a grate leader and a good commander as he led and commanded many people into battle. This resembles lord capulate because he is very domineering towards his guests in that way and orders people about.
Juliet
The costume that I want Juliet to ware will be an angles outfit with two fairy tale wings the reason for this is because I want to show her purity just like an angel. The other reason for this is because I wish to show the audience how much Romeo loves Juliet by treating her as an angel. The way Romeo does this in the play is by showing the utter most love for her.
Directing the actors
Tybalt
Tybalt is a very aggressive and revengeful character, who is very proud of his family name, and is willing to use violence and aggression to solve his problems. So when directing the actor to play the part of Tybalt I will tell him to stand up tall to try to get across to the audience that he is confident and not shy of other people, because if he did not stand tall and slouched and drooped all the time then that would get across to the audience that he is shi and timed of other people. I would also want the actor to look cautious, looking around all the time to show that he had some premonition that Romeo is about to arrive. I would also like to have the camera zoom more into his face to see the expression on it and the audience to realise this and be worried for Romeo’s safety.
Romeo
When directing the actor playing the part of Romeo I would like him to be acting very cautiously, hiding behind things and being very aware of his surroundings knowing perfectly well that he is not welcome there. When Romeo first sees Juliet I want the actor to have a big gasping look on his face like he has seen the most bountiful woman in the world (obviously). At this moment in time when he has this gasping look on his face I want the camera man to again to zoom into his face to capture his expression.
Juliet
When directing the part of Juliet I would like the actor to look like she is really enjoying her self at this party, so I want her to be mingling and socialising with a big group of people. When Juliet first sees Romeo I want Juliet to not look amazed and astonished that Romeo is there but to look surprised and a slightly bit nervures at first. The camera should not look at her face but her body to, to show the viewer her body language as well as her expression on her face.
Lord Capulate
When directing the part of Lord capulate I would like the actor to be very dominant and domineering towards his gests but kind at the same time. The reason for this is because he is setting an example for all of the capulates. Since Lord capulate is entertaining a lot of guests he cant look evil and melshouse so I also want the actor to have a kind and cheerful expression on his face.
