Directing William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet :: William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet

Directing Romeo and JulietBeing a director in a production such as Romeo and Juliet is no unaccented task, and I enter into this paper with that in discernment. My goals be to be creative, and do things differently from the many pas seuls of the play we throw away viewed in class. Each of those directors took the maestro text, written by William Shakespeare, and turned it into a unique adjustment of their take in unique in the sense that they changed the tragedy by taking off lines, conversation or even entire scenes to better suit that finical directors needs. In a more extreme version of the play, directed by Baz Lurhmann, some of the weapons such as swords were replaced by raw day guns, but despite this he still managed to keep it totally in context by cleverly placing words, or using former(a) satire. With this paper I hope to produce my own unique version of the play. Before I discuss my modifications to the play and how I would go near directing my own version, t he way I see the relationship amidst Romeo and Juliet should be looked at. In my opinion, the coupling isnt genuinely in love. They feelings they have for from each one other is pure lust, rather then a boneheaded passionate love. I find it unlikely that they can know each other well enough and on such a in-person level to have a lasting, meaningful relationship. One minute Romeo is in all in love with Rosaline and the next Juliet comes in to the picture and Rosaline goes out of his mind entirely. Shakespeare made note of this, by having Friar Lawrence state a inquire about Romeos short love affair with Rosaline. Holy deification Francis, what a change is here Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? Young mens love then lies non truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. (2, 3, 65-68)The hatred amid the Montagues and the Capulates are also working against the couple. While Romeo and Juliet are seemingly deeply in love, the rest of their families were co ntinually battling it out, with death usually being the end result. How could deuce lovers keep a relationship together with so much force out and hated without totally abandoning their families? I feel that this is another example that the couple wasnt deeply in love. This hate is shown with several battle scenes between the two families.