Romeo and Juliet - page 4
Keywords: Romeo and juliet, romeo, juliet, english
By Abdullatif Beirakji on 16/05/2007
Level: GCSE Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)
Page Number: 4 of 9 pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
stupidly saying that “I do protest, I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise.” This also shows that he did not wish to fight Tybalt, but as Mercutio dies Romeo decides to revenge him and he uses Tybalt’s fall down as a way to kill him, saying “Again, in triumph, and Mercutio slain!”. However after killing Tybalt, Romeo start realising what has happened and blames the fate for the whole catastrophe, “O, I am fortune’s fool!.”
The props and weapons that will be used during this scene are going to be; AK700 and M16 for Palestinians and Uzi for Israelis.
Benvolio’s costume will consist of a long black coat and a black and white lined kaffiyeh which is placed over the head to show him as a wise and fair Palestinian young man. Mercutio’s costume will consist of blue jeans, black shirt and a black and white dotted kaffiyeh to show him as an argumentative character. Romeo’s costume to consist of a white shirt, black suit and a black and white kaffiyeh which is placed over his black coat as he was getting married before coming to the market. I also want his costume to show him as an open person because he does not discriminate the members of the other family just because they are enemies and because he believes that the feud between the two families must end. On the other hand Tybalt’s costume will consist of a black Jewish suit and a black Jewish hat with a medium size beard to show him as a conservative Jewish person.
As the curtain goes up and the scene commence I want a happy active music to be played, because Romeo has just got married to Juliet in the previous scene. I also want the lighting to be a white flood at 100% brightness all over the stage, as it will help to show the sunny hot weather image. I also want Benvolio and Mercutio to be on the left side of the stage walking in the market.
At the opening of the scene Mercutio will be bargaining with a market owner to buy an ice cream but Benvolio come in the shop and tries to persuade him “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire: The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And, if we meet, we shall not scape a brawl; For now, these hot days, is the
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