ROMEO AND JULIET LESSON PLAN: SESSION 8

Session eight

Students are given some ideas about the writing of the dialogues:

Write a paragraph saying how you would direct Act 5, scene 3.

• I would leave out the killing of Paris so that the audience could concentrate on how Romeo and Juliet show their grief.
• The stage would be set in a pretty church with flowers everywhere to create and peaceful and religious atmosphere OR
• The stage would be a dark and dusty tomb with dead bodies all around. This would give it a spooky and gloomy atmosphere.
• I would show how upset Juliet was by having her scream at the top of her voice when she sees Romeo dead. The audience would think she was going mad with grief.

For the creation of setting, students might have the following into account:

• The use of details based on senses – sight, sound, smell, taste, touch.
• Base settings on a known place and then add invented details.
• Use real or invented names to bring places alive.
• Create atmosphere by writing about: what is hidden
What is dangerous
What looks unusual
What is out of place.
• Describe the weather, time of day, season, as well as the place.