Directing Act 3, Scene 5 of William Shakespeares Romeo...

Directing Act 3, Scene 5 of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5 is a crucial part of the play. It is the scene in which we see Juliet abandoned by all of her allies: Romeo, her parents and, to a certain extent, her nurse. It is also a scene where many of the themes of the whole play, such as fate, marriage, individual freedom and day and night, are developed. The scene is hectic and contains numerous exits and entrances. It sets the pace for the rest of the play and the audience should feel that the lovers time together is running out. It is my role as director to bring out the full dramatic potential of the scene in my cinematic version.†¦show more content†¦This will be two shots superimposed over one another; one of Romeo running and stumbling over the Capulet garden (what Juliet is really seeing) and the other of Romeo drinking the poison and stumbling towards a dead body in a tomb. The body is not identifiable but the audience know this is a prophecy. When Romeo speaks lines 58-59 his voice sounds very quiet and faraway, a big close up of his face is used and his mouth moves in slow motion. All these effects add to the drama of their goodbyes. The second part of Act 3 Scene 5 is where Juliet speaks with her mother before her father enters (lines 60-125). In this part of the scene I want the audience to realise the double meaning of Juliet and Lady Capulets conversation. I will do this by using flashbacks to show what each character is thinking. For example, at line 74 let yet me weep for feeling such a loss , a big close up of Juliet could be followed by a shot of Romeo leaving, then cut to Lady Capulet and a flashback of Tybalts death. Line 94/95 is very interesting. There are two ways in which the line can be read: til I behold him // dead is my poor heart, so farà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦ or à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦til I behold him dead // is my poor heart, so farà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦. In order for the audience to clearly see that the line could be read in two ways and have two veryShow MoreRelatedAuteur Criticism for Moulin Rouge by Baz Luhrmann1566 Words   |  7 Pagesï » ¿ Auteur Criticism for Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann As a director Luhrmann has only five films under his filmmaking belt; Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Australia (2008), and his latest film, The Great Gatsby (2012) (Horn, 4). Even with such a short list of films he has directed, Luhrmann’s directing style is recognizable and obvious for all of his movies. The most noticeable characteristics of this director are his films’ favorable close-up use of editing