Monday, November 2, 2015

The Nurse's Secret Smiles

I'm going to play the Nurse as a teasing character instead of a dimwitted one. I'll still over dramatize her deliveries, but they will be after a couple of small smiles at Juliet and a look at her when she's exasperated. I will of course be devastated by Tybalt's death. I'll play it up with tears and insults thrown at Romeo, but I'll move to be Juliet's shoulder to cry on instead of be crying on hers. As the story gets more serious, my care for Juliet will be seen more clearly, but my theatrics at the beginning of Act 3 Scene 2 will stay intact, but will mostly be gone by Act 3 Scene 5. Her teasing needs to come off as good hearted, so I'll smile when Juliet's back is turned and then return to a woman with aching bones when she looks at me.  The Nurse's character shouldn't change, so the undercurrent of care for Juliet will have to always be present. I will rush to find Romeo when Juliet starts sobbing. I will look devastated that she's so upset. 

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