As a part of our GCSE Drama course we have explored the script of After Juliet.

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Unit 2, Documentary Evidence

Maddy Guzmán

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‘After Juliet’

As a part of our GCSE Drama course we have explored the script of ‘After Juliet’. For our assessment we looked at different sections of the script. We explored the characters individually and looked at key moments in groups.

Prior to the assessment I had read the script and thought that the background story relied much upon the dramatic tension. I admire the way that the playwright highlights the importance of the relationship between the Montagues and the Caplulets. The key element which caught my attention in the play was that it was centered on the theme of tragedy. The dramatic tension between the characters of Rosaline and Benvolio, I believe, was created by the love shared between them. This was interesting to me because I thought that there would be nothing but hate between Rosaline and Benvolio.

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One activity we did was to explore multiple characters through role-play. We were asked to create different interpretations of a conversation between Benvolio and Valentine in our assigned pairs. Charlie and I decided to interpret the conversation between the two characters as a friendlier, joking confrontation. I suggested that we start the role-play with Benvolio sitting on a bench and Valentine pacing in front of him until the two start arguing. This worked well in our scene so we decided to add movement for our characters, for example; when Benvolio questions Valentine and asks “Do you call my love a trout, sir?”, ...

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