Adaptation Proposal

The scenes that I would want to propose is the fight scene between Romeo, Tibalt and Mercutio and the death scene with Romeo and Juliet. The location of the fight scene would be outside on either Slaughter or Savigny  field because there should be plenty of space. This is important because the accord would be able to explore the space very well. I would want it to be almost like the scene in the film that we watched because it was out in the open in front of everyone. The props would be swords because I believe that it is harder to have a long fight scene with guns because the actors would have to die quicker. The costumes would be in casual clothes because they are not in a formal place. I would want it to be cloudy outside because it would help to ad to the setting of death. The music would be intense fighting music to add extra meaning to the scene. The actors should all be yelling. Tibalt should be very upset. Mercutio should be taughting and Romeo should be trying to stop the fight. I think that the theme of this scene would be how revenge backfires. This is because Tibalt dies trying to get revenge and also kills Mercutio. I think that it would show audience how bad the tensions are between the two families.

The other scene that I would want to propose is the death scene. This is such an important scene in the story because both of our two main characters die. This scene is supposed to show that they really loyal to each other because they are willing to die for each other. The scene would be in the black box because it needs to be very dark because they are in a semetary. The light should be very dim. The props would be a gun, poison, and something to lie on for Juliet because she is asleep. Romeo should be both calm yet upset. The music should be sad because the characters see only one way to be with each other. Juliet should be in all white and Romeo should be in regular clothes. The them of this would be loyalty because both characters love each other so much that they are willing to die for it literally. The audience would understand this because of the setting as well as the actions. I think that Paris should not be included in this scene because this is supposed to be only about Romeo and Juliet. I would have the language be modernized so that everyone can understand what is being said. I feel like there is a barrier between the story and the audience when the language is in the original form. It is better for everyone to be able to understand the language so that they can connect to the story well. I also feel like Juliet should be crying when she sees that Romeo is dead. This is what I would want to do with this scene.