Romeo and Juliet
Act Three Scene One of Romeo and Juliet Q. ... in Romeo and Juliet the balcony scene. ... The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare is set in Verona. ... The lovers Romeo and Juliet secretly get married. Soon after that they are separated, Romeo is banished from Verona because Tybalt (a Capulet) and Mercutio (a Montague) have a fight in the streets of Verona. Romeo intervenes and Tybalt manages to stab Mercutio underneath Romeos arm. Mercutio a friend of Romeo dies and in exasperation Romeo kills Tybalt. Juliet takes a potion that sends her into a deep sleep for twenty-four hours. She does this so she can be with Romeo for the rest of her life. Romeo doesn’t receive a letter telling him that Juliet isnt really dead and gets to her before she is awake and thinks she is dead. He then kills himself and just before he dies Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dying. Juliet then kills herself. ... I am going to set my modern production of Romeo and Juliet on a rundown derelict car park in the urban streets of Manchester. ... Romeo isnt normally an angry sort of guy, when his friend Mercutio is killed we see an angry side to him I feel that one of the major tension points in this scene (Act 3 scene 1) is when Mercutio has been stabbed and he is fighting to survive. ... Another major tension point in the scene is the part leading up to the fight between Romeo and Tybalt and the actual fight. ... Romeo feels hurt inside a good friend has died. ... I want Romeo to be crying constantly before he fights and while he fights. ... Tybalt will enter looking furious wanting to kill Romeo. Romeo is up for it as he is distraught. ... In slow motion Romeo looks and sees what he has done, then falls to the ground. ... In Elizabethan times they wouldn’t have been able to emphasize how devastated Romeo felt inside as we can now. ... Romeo is in a state of shock still crying lying on the sodden floor. Benvolio is trying to get Romeo to hide but Romeos actions are delayed. ... This creates a lot of tension because if the Citizens had come onto the car park any sooner some of the Manchester united supporters would have tortured Romeo to death. ... I will have flashing images of Romeo running to Friar Laurences church and flashes of riotous Manchester United fans drastically seeking revenge on Romeo. Romeo will be showing his true emotions by his actions that I have chosen him to do. ... You wouldnt be able to show flashing images of Romeo and the riot of Man United supporters looking for Romeo. ... It is the part where the Prince decides to banish Romeo from Verona; this is his punishment for killing Tybalt. Tybalt slay Mercutio so Romeo slays Tybalt because Mercutio and Romeo were good friends. ... Whist she says Affection makes him false, he speaks not true, Romeo must not live! ... Mercutio is desperately trying to tell the truth and at the same time secure the well being of Romeo. He explains truthfully about why Romeo slays Tybalt; it was because of Romeos friendship with Mercutio. He explains that Romeo was trying to stop the fight in the first place and doesnt like to fight.