Monday, October 26, 2015

Potential Analysis Subjects and Their Corresponding Scenes

1. The evolution of the role of the Nurse in relationship to Juliet
    - How Juliet reacts to the Nurse's advice
    - The change in the bubbly nature of the Nurse and the naivety of Juliet
    - Possible scenes: End of Act 1, Act 2 Scene 5, Act 3 Scene 3, Act 3 Scene 5 (They would be presented as a cohesive piece, but with distinct changes in setting and place in time.)
2. The emergence of Juliet as a feminist
    - Transition from dutiful daughter to a desperate but brave poison-drinker
    - Defiance of her parents
    - Possible scenes: Act 1 Scene 3, Act 2 Scene 2, Act 3 Scene 5, Act 4 Scene 1, Act 4 Scene 3 (Only small snippets from each scene would be presented and then transitioned from one to the other like a time line)
3. The reversal of traditional gender roles as evidenced through Romeo and Juliet's behavior
    - Romeo's fleeting affections, his threat of suicide, how he broods over love, and how he attempts to be peacemaker
    - Juliet's defiance of her parents, her dismissal of a lifelong confidant, and her intake of the poison
    - Possible Scenes: Act 1 Scene 1, Act 3 Scene 1, Act 3 Scene 3, Act 3 Scene 5, Act 4 Scene 1, Act 4 Scene 3 (The perspective would change back and forth between Romeo and Juliet to show their contrasting and 'abnormal' (for this time) reactions toward various stresses.)

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