In staging the deaths I will be mainly considering the music and the lighting. e.g. The loudness and the type of music…etc
I believe there is some evidence that Tybalt is to blame. I think this because he was the first person to approach the Montague’s and say “ Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you”. Mercutio replies “And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something, make it a word and a blow”. From these two sentences you can already suggest things are starting to warm up. If Tybalt had not approached the Montague’s in the first place none of the arguing would have started. But this resulted in Mercutio and Tybalt’s deaths.
Another person I think is to blame is Mercutio because when Tybalt said “Well, peace be with you sir, here comes my man”, Mercutio deliberately misunderstands Tybalt and takes him to mean ‘my servant’. If Mercutio had not tried to misunderstand Tybalt, then Tybalt might of left him alone, But Romeo could have been hurt instead.
If I were to direct the deaths in the scene, I would set most of it in the city, Because Shakespeare said it was in a public place. For the lighting of the stage I would have a bright red spotlight when the sad scenes take place such as hate, death, conflict…etc and a blue light for the happy themes like love and destiny…etc.
I would also use music for the sound of my staging, because it will help me express the mood of the scene. I would mostly use it for the deaths of Tybalt/Mercutio. The type of music I would use is orchestra, because orchestra music is usually loud and fast, this will help the audience to picture the scene more clearly.
Some of the themes that the play considers are evident in this scene, such as….. Love, hate, death, conflict and destiny.
One of the themes which takes place is Love. This takes place when Romeo says to Tybalt ‘I do protest I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise. Till thou shalt know the reason of my love. And so good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as my own, be satisfied’. What Romeo is trying to say to Tybalt is that he has to love him because Romeo is related to Tybalt now, but Tybalt will never find out that he is.
Another theme the scene considers is hate, this is shown when Tybalt says ‘ Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford No better term than this-thou art a villain’. Tybalt is trying to say to Romeo that he hates him so much that the only way he can describe Romeo is by a villain.
The main theme that the scene considers is death. The theme death is widely considered in the play, But mostly in Act 3 scene 1. This is shown twice in this scene, firstly when Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt and says to Romeo ‘No ‘tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church –door; but ‘tis enough, ‘twill serve….’. Mercutio is saying the cut isn’t so big but it is enough to kill me.
The second occasion is when Mercutio is revenged by Romeo and Benvolio says ‘Romeo away, be gone. The citizens are up and Tybalt slain. Stand not amazed, the Prince will dome thee death, If thou art taken. Hence, be gone, away’. Benvolio is saying to Romeo that people are coming and Tybalt is lying here dead and if the prince catches you, you will also be dead.
The theme Conflict also takes place most of the time in Act 3 Scene 1. The main quarrel is between Mercutio and Tybalt. The conflict starts when Tybalt enters and asks to talk to Romeo, Mercutio replies ‘And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something, make it a word and a blow ’. You can already see the tension starting to heat up in the first sentence. I think this is the reason why the conflict started {Because of Mercutio’s reply}, If he had replied in a sensible manner then some of the fighting might not of took place.
