What Goes into a Effective Scene

The very last scene of Romeo and Juliet is one of one of the most important scenes of the whole play. It concludes their whole story with the death of the two lovers. In this scene, I will be playing Juliet. She does many different things and she has a very specific reason for everything that she does. For example, in our adaption of the scene, we added the part when Juliet takes the potion in the room. This is very important. The basic motivation for taking the potion is to fall asleep so she can get out of marrying Paris and eventually be with Romeo. But there’s a lot more underneath the surface. Juliet is nervous about taking the potion for a few reasons. Firstly, she knows that there is no way of knowing for sure if Friar Lawrence’s potion will do what he says it will. In the scene, she wonders if Friar Lawrence wants her to die because he was the one who married the two of them. She also thinks about what will happen if Romeo is not there when she wakes up. It is clear she has doubts about what will happen. And this is a defining moment in her life. One could say that she has not ever made such a big decision in her whole life. I think that she knows the effect that this decision will make on both her life and of those around her. She purposely overlooks the fact that her family will be devastated with her ‘death.’ As someone who is used to pleasing everyone else around her, faking her own ‘death’ is a big decision. It shows the lengths to which she is willing to go for Romeo. But in the end, she takes the potion. This shows that she truly wants to be with Romeo and that she will do basically anything to achieve. It shows how much she loves him. Also, the fact that she was all alone in her room was somewhat significant. She knows that she needs to be the one who makes the decision for herself.

As an actor, knowing where a certain character comes from is very important in portraying a character correctly. The audience needs to be able to see all these emotions in whoever is playing Juliet. It allows the audience to further understand the deeper meaning of the scene. I think that Juliet needs to be seen as truly conflicted. The audience needs to see her going back and forth between her options. The audience also needs to see the longing that she has for Romeo. She obviously truly loves him because she willing to go through all this for him. Her age is also a factor. Sometimes, we forget how young Juliet really is. Her youth is an important part of the way that she makes decisions. Looking into the distance could signify thoughtfulness to the audience. There are many parts to a certain scene. The motivations of a certain character as well as his or her background or past plays an important role in a certain character’s thoughts, words, and even actions. These are very clear, if only an actor takes the time to think about it.