Romeo and Juliet Throughout the years, the Shakespearian works of art have been apart of history in many different ways. The plays have been integrated throughout the multitude of cultures through different means of interpretation on the stage. In particular, the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is one extremely well known playwright that has mistakenly been described as a love story for many years. Though the play may have some elements of “love”, the true essence of the play centers around a tragedy in the city of Verona, Italy, when the two main characters (Romeo fo the Montague family and Juliet of the Capulet family) made poor decisions that led to their deaths.
The play begins with a brawl between the Capulet and Montague …show more content…
It is my opinion that you cannot fall in love with a person that you just met. It was physically impossible for Romeo and Juliet to have fallen in love with each other in the short time they had together. Romeo may have developed a deep passion for Juliet once he saw her, but love was not a word I would use to describe their relationship because true love takes time and is deeper than just the surface. Secondly, I observed that the stupidity of the entire play’s situation. The two families didn’t even know why they hated each other anymore; they were both just raised that way from birth. It is mind blowing that the only two people in each of the families to actually have enough sense not to fall into the pit of hatred are two extremely young teenagers- Romeo and Juliet. Thirdly, one of the many things that I observed was the time period of the play. Though the play seemed to be extremely long, the actual extent of the play happened within a few short days. This observation seems to be a characteristic that is unique to theatre. More dramatic events happened in this short amount of time than would happen to most people within a single …show more content…
Firstly, I would like to set the time period in the present and change the reasoning for the Capulet and Montague feud. Though it isn’t quite clear why the two families are fighting, I think it would be interesting to bring religion into the picture as a means of furthering the play’s resonance with the audience. Today, when I think of two completely different and most common religions, Christianity and the Islamic faith come to mind. My version of the play would be set in a small town somewhere in the deep south of the United States. The play would begin with an introduction of a peaceful little town in the a home of an extremely old fashioned Church of Christ families. All the sudden, a very extreme Muslim family would move in next door and disrupt the “perfect” dynamic of the town. The stage would be proscenium with two large revolving stage platforms on both stage right and stage left, along with a space in the middle. The platform on the left would have a represent the home of the Christian family and would be two stories with a balcony coming out of Juliet’s bedroom. The platform on the right would represent the Muslim house and would also be two stories, with the second floor representing Romeo’s bedroom with a balcony. The space in between the two families would represent the great divide between the two families. The main setting of the play
The play begins with a brawl between the Capulet and Montague …show more content…
It is my opinion that you cannot fall in love with a person that you just met. It was physically impossible for Romeo and Juliet to have fallen in love with each other in the short time they had together. Romeo may have developed a deep passion for Juliet once he saw her, but love was not a word I would use to describe their relationship because true love takes time and is deeper than just the surface. Secondly, I observed that the stupidity of the entire play’s situation. The two families didn’t even know why they hated each other anymore; they were both just raised that way from birth. It is mind blowing that the only two people in each of the families to actually have enough sense not to fall into the pit of hatred are two extremely young teenagers- Romeo and Juliet. Thirdly, one of the many things that I observed was the time period of the play. Though the play seemed to be extremely long, the actual extent of the play happened within a few short days. This observation seems to be a characteristic that is unique to theatre. More dramatic events happened in this short amount of time than would happen to most people within a single …show more content…
Firstly, I would like to set the time period in the present and change the reasoning for the Capulet and Montague feud. Though it isn’t quite clear why the two families are fighting, I think it would be interesting to bring religion into the picture as a means of furthering the play’s resonance with the audience. Today, when I think of two completely different and most common religions, Christianity and the Islamic faith come to mind. My version of the play would be set in a small town somewhere in the deep south of the United States. The play would begin with an introduction of a peaceful little town in the a home of an extremely old fashioned Church of Christ families. All the sudden, a very extreme Muslim family would move in next door and disrupt the “perfect” dynamic of the town. The stage would be proscenium with two large revolving stage platforms on both stage right and stage left, along with a space in the middle. The platform on the left would have a represent the home of the Christian family and would be two stories with a balcony coming out of Juliet’s bedroom. The platform on the right would represent the Muslim house and would also be two stories, with the second floor representing Romeo’s bedroom with a balcony. The space in between the two families would represent the great divide between the two families. The main setting of the play