Romeo and Juliet is thought of as one of the greatest and tragic love stories of all time. The couple came from families, the Montagues and the Capulets, that were both extremely well off, however, the families had been feuding for many years for a reason that is unknown to the audience, therefore no matter how much they longed to be with one another it was forbidden. In Act 2 Scene 2 lines 176-185 in the edition of the play that was edited by James N. Loehlin, we learn a lot about the type of couple Romeo and Juliet would have ended up being, if they would have been allowed to be together, through the writing and the dramatic interpretations of the play. This scene in particular has been acted out in many ways, and every director that takes
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This can be seen in this passage by the way that every letter at the beginning of a line begins with an upper case letter. The lovers do this in scenes that they are in together as well as those that they are not, so it is not a form of speaking that they only use with one another, but how they were raised to articulate their thoughts. Pros on the other hand is spoken by those in a lower class, unless they are proclaiming their love for someone, then they might likely speak in verse as well. Although the writing was done in a way that was supposed to control the way that the actors portrayed the role, many performers say the lines in a way that could change the entire meaning of a single word. In line 184 Juliet says “Good night, good night” some actresses chose to say this in a sweet voice, as though Juliet were slightly trying to prolong the conversation she was having with Romeo by repeating the phrase. However, according to notes in the book Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare in Production by James N. Loehlin one of the ways this line was articulated was bu stressing the second “good night” this was done by an actress named Alexandra Gilbreath who did this to get Romeo “out of his trance and on his way” (p142). The way in which this tragedy was written allows for the pronunciation and the tone of the actors to play a major role in how it comes off to audiences. These factors are what can change a sentence from sweet and romantic to harsh and
This can be seen in this passage by the way that every letter at the beginning of a line begins with an upper case letter. The lovers do this in scenes that they are in together as well as those that they are not, so it is not a form of speaking that they only use with one another, but how they were raised to articulate their thoughts. Pros on the other hand is spoken by those in a lower class, unless they are proclaiming their love for someone, then they might likely speak in verse as well. Although the writing was done in a way that was supposed to control the way that the actors portrayed the role, many performers say the lines in a way that could change the entire meaning of a single word. In line 184 Juliet says “Good night, good night” some actresses chose to say this in a sweet voice, as though Juliet were slightly trying to prolong the conversation she was having with Romeo by repeating the phrase. However, according to notes in the book Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare in Production by James N. Loehlin one of the ways this line was articulated was bu stressing the second “good night” this was done by an actress named Alexandra Gilbreath who did this to get Romeo “out of his trance and on his way” (p142). The way in which this tragedy was written allows for the pronunciation and the tone of the actors to play a major role in how it comes off to audiences. These factors are what can change a sentence from sweet and romantic to harsh and