Video first draft

https://youtu.be/hABgF2FtEtE

Ideas about improving the play!

In our first draft of play, we use music as a help to show our emotion. While we are speaking the foreshadowing word, we will change the background music from a relieve one to a desperate one in order to show the dangerous behind theses words or action. However, we will show that we don’t care or ignore these foreshadowing words by body languages such as shaking head. In the first scene, I laugh and using the motion of shaking head to show that I don’t care about these words. In the second scene, I act like I am trying to kill myself to show that I don’t care about the dangerous behind the foreshadowing words. Nonetheless, because I am still not very familiar with the script, I need to look down at my script very often which influence the transmission of emotion and body language. Therefore, I need to try to memorize the script to act better in the play and pronounce the words right. In addition, I should be more emotional. For example, while Juliet dead, I should act out how desperate and hopeless I am instead of only following the script. 

Finally,  we need to play the music softly, because the musics cover our voice. We need to focus on the set up of the scene, too. In that way, the play will become more realistic. Also, because it is our first draft, we still need to practice how to coordinate each other. For example, while I was acting emotional which is showing my love by body language, Juliet should respond to my action. In addition, we need to arrange the movement during the play in order to face the camera all the time.

As you can see, that’s all my ideas about how to improve our next draft. The only thing I should do now is practice harder and harder!

In Class Writing

Our group's analysis is about the foreshadowing. We want to show that because of the extreme love between Romeo and Juliet, they ignore the foreshadowing which cause their tragedy ending. During the play, we will play a soft and romantic music which fits the scene. However, when there is a line with foreshadowing words in it, we will change the music to a scary and depressed one to show that something dangerous is about to happen. Also we will rise our voice when we are speaking the foreshadowing words. We will use body language to show that we ignore the foreshadowing. In addition, we pick two scene with foreshadowing in it, and one scene which is the last scene of the play to show that the tragedy is caused by extreme love and the ignorance of the foreshadowing. Therefore there will be a connection throughout the play. During the play, I am acting as Romeo. I will watch Juliet's eyes while I speak. When she says the foreshadowing words, I will shake my head or smile to show my ignorance of it. Also, I will speak the foreshadowing words loud to show its importance. I will addd more body language like putting my hands on my heart or tey to hug Juliet.

We need to show that we don't care about the foreshadowing by body language like smile, look at the sky, and shake head. We need to show that we are in extreme love. We need to be more excited and facing the audience.

The play

Act 2 Scene 2

JULIET:

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

ROMEO:

Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized . Henceforth I never will be Romeo.

JULIET:

How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, And the place death , considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find thee here.

ROMEO:

With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt . Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.

JULIET:

If they do see thee, they will murder thee.

ROMEO:

I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes, And, but thou love me, let them find me here. My life were better ended by their hate than death proroguèd , wanting of thy love.

JULIET:

I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised , too sudden,Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say “Good night” till it be morrow.

Symphony no.101

Ride of the valkyries

Act 3 Scene 3

ROMEO:

Father, what news? What is the Prince’s doom? What sorrow craves acquaintance at my hand That I yet know not?

FRIAR LAWRENCE:

A gentler judgment vanished from his lips: Not body’s death, but body’s banishment.

ROMEO:

Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death,” Much more than death. Do not say “banishment.”

FRIAR LAWRENCE:

Be patient , for the world is broad and wide.

ROMEO:

Calling death “banishèd,” Thou cutt’st my head off with a golden ax And smilest upon the stroke that murders me.

FRIAR LAWRENCE:

O deadly sin, O rude unthankfulness! Thy dear love sworn but hollow perjury, Killing that love which thou hast vowed to cherish. Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art. Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts < denote >

Dogs of War

Act 5 Scene 3

ROMEO: Ah, dear Juliet, Why art thou yet so fair?That unsubstantial death is amorous, And that the lean abhorrèd monster keeps Thee here in dark to be his paramour?

ROMEO：Come, bitter conduct , come, unsavory guide! Thou desperate pilot , now at once run on The dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here’s to my love. < Drinking. > O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.

JULIET: Where is my Romeo? What’s here? A cup closed in my true love’s hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O, happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die.

Moonlight

Before the begining

Foreshadowing: Watch out what you say!

In the play of Romeo and Juliet, I will try to examine the foreshadowing Shakespeare hiding among the lines in the dialogues. In the play, there are lots of lines give readers hint about what is going to happening in the end. However, because of Romeo and Juliet’s extreme love that they feel love is much more important then there lives, they ignore the aftermath and are controlled by their emotion but not rational mind. They speak out the words which push them nearer and nearer to their tragedy ending. For example, Romeo said in the play that he would choose to die rather than leave from Juliet. Therefore, foreshadowing criticize the dangers of extreme love which Shakespeare want to warn people from his foreshadowing of the play.

I choose Act 2 Scene 2 which is the balcony scene, Act 3 Scene 3 which is the scene that Romeo get banished, and Act 5 Scene 5 which is the end of the play. The foreshadowing sentences in Act 2 Scene 3 and Act 3 Scene 3 which match the ending Romeo and Juliet have which is quite irony. Therefore, I am going to exaggerate the foreshadowing sentences in the play, but Romeo and Juliet will ignore them because they are so in love. I am also going to change the background music and lighting to alert audience when there is a foreshadowing in the sentence. In that case, it will show audience that how dangerous extreme love is which let people ignore the obvious foreshadowing.

There are only two people in our group. I am going to act as Romeo during the entire play. Julie who is my group member will act as Juliet and Father Lawrence. Because there are only two people in our group, it is quite easy for us to split the same amount of lines. Each of us will have about 4 minutes long lines to say. As you can see, it is my perfect plan about the play. Hey! Dude watch out your lines! There are foreshadowing!

3 Ideas

Act 2 Scene 3
Talk about father Lawrence's personality,how science and religion influence him. Romeo's love is a irrational decision or not.
Act 3 Scene 1
Compare Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt. Are their personality cause the tragedy for them?
Act 3 Scene 5
Discuss about how Romeo and Juliet change from the balcony scene?

Blog post 8

Question Number 3:

Science versus Religion

Father Lawrence, a man who is both an alchemist and a priest. He believes in god, but also he studies on making medicine which can control a person’s death which is a taboo for his belief. Therefore, he can give Romeo and Juliet advice from both perspectives. However, in my opinion, he’s mind is partial to solve the problem with a more scientific way than a more religious way. Unfortunately, I think some of his improperly decision on Romeo and Juliet which is influence by both of religion and science cause a painful tragedy.

First, I think Father Lawrence gives Romeo and Juliet advice from two perspective. For example, before Romeo is banished, Father Lawrence tries to use a religious way to solve the argument between Capulet and Montague. He secretly helps Romeo and Juliet to get married, which he thinks that the holy marriage between Romeo and Juliet will make a peace between two houses, because religion is really powerful during that time period. His identity as a priest which is an authority in the city make his words powerful and be able to influence both Capulet and Montague. Unfortunately, because of the irrational decision Romeo makes which kills Tybalt, Father Lawrence need to use a scientific way to help Juliet. He use the poison which can fake the death to help Juliet get out of the marriage assign by her father. Father Lawrence’s different identity assist him to provide diverse solution for Romeo and Juliet.

Second, I think science sways Father Lawrence more than religion. In the book, he acts like a risk taker. He helps Romeo and Juliet secretly get married without telling their parents which is not a proper things a priest will do. He make poison for Juliet to get rid of a marriage, and he is keen on taking care of plants and making poison. In addition, he also discuss with Romeo about women in Act 2 Scene 3 which is not really appropriate for a priest to do. Therefore, I think science takes a big influence on Father Lawrence mind than religion.

Finally, I think father acts improperly towards Romeo and Juliet by both science and religion. In Act 4 scene 3, because afraid of Juliet’s threaten of death (which is a influence of religions, because he’s belief doesn’t allow him to let someone died because of him.), he choose to give Juliet a poison which may cause her death to help her run away and goes with Romeo( Which is a influence of science, because of the poison he gives). Therefore, I think both of religion and science influence Father Lawrence and let him makes several improper decisions.

To sum up, I think Father Lawrence is act more like a scientific person towards Romeo and Juliet. He help them by his influence in religion and his invention in science. However, the combine of science and religion effects on his decision cause a tragedy towards Romeo and Juliet.