ouline Essay

Outline:

• critical analysis; direct quotes  (literary terms)
• How text informed choices made in the scene; talk about lighting acting and staging
• Reflection/critique/Analysis of own performance; Dramatic choices, what I can improve or where I fell short.

Performing Romeo and Juliet was difficult for me as an actor to perform because of vocal range. We chose to perform and study Act 3 Scene 5. In this act Romeo and Juliet share their second balcony scene, but this time the atmosphere and their body language as well as pitch of voice change. Romeo and Juliet are nervous but hopeful they will marry and be happy together. They feel they can overcome all the odds that are against them. In this scene Romeo and Juliet are mostly talking to themselves but continue to face the audience during certain moments or lines in the text. The only real objects that they use is a bed and the balcony itself. In this scene me and my partner wanted to set up the scene using a couch and a bed as well as an invisible balcony. We tried our best to portray the scene the same way. We wanted the audience to feel how desperate yet young and immature we were about our love for each other and how scared we were. It was difficult at first not going to lie. Me and my partner had to agree on certain things that made us both feel comfortable, but we also wanted to make it seem real. We tried setting up the scene to make it more Like a home rather than just a bed and a balcony. The role was difficult. It took me quite a while to get the hang of it since I naturally have such a bubbly personality. The first time performing was difficult because I could not stop laughing. My partner and I didn't really display or rather, represent the kind of emotion Romeo and Juliet show to each other. It was hard because I was doing it with a girl I never knew. After a few more weeks it got easier but the emotions and some of the movements were way off. I felt like I needed to portray how Juliet was feeling through body language and facial expressions.