Written Crouse Draft 1

Introduction:

Which scene I used

Background information

Critical analysis: (Analysis of the lines, tells what characteristics I want to show in the play)

Direct quotes from the script, and analysis of those lines.

What lines shows what characteristics of my character. 

The lines that show the emotions changes of Lord Capulet, from Angry to Happy. 

Points that important to performance

Theatrical terms: (Refer to the first part, what I used to show the characteristics) 

In order to show the characteristics, what did I do on stage

What movements show the emotion changes of Lord Capulet

What tones, emphasis I used

Staging, blocking of the play

Background, setting (A little)

Reflection:

I was nevous during the play

Differences between my thoughts on the stage than I actually see the viedo

What can I improve

Conclusion:

What did I learn

What this experiences helped meet 

Written Coursework: Analysis of Performance Based on Act IV Scene II from Romeo And Juliet

   As one of the most famous plays in the world, Romeo and Juliet tells story of love between two star crossed lovers in a brilliant way. Shakespeare used many metaphors in the play to describe characters’ emotion, ever characters in the play have their purpose and have confined between each other. In Act IV Scene II, there is a conflicts between Juliet and her father Lord Capulet. Lord Capulet was angry about Juliet refuses to marry with Paris, then Juliet, who listen to Father Lawrence’s advices, pretend to obey her father and agree about the marriage. I and my partner chose the scene because it infer Juliet’s determination, Lord Capulet’s domination, and the bigger atmosphere around Romeo and Juliet. I play Lord Capulet in the scene, it allow my to see the play from the adults’ perspective, and because there is the emotion change from angry to happy, I can practice acting out character's emotions and purposes.
    The scene focus on Lord Capulet, who shout to his servants about the marriage arrangements. He has planned to have a wedding that shock the whole city, there will be many guests in the play. He is busy with all the management, and gets nervous, as he says “We shall be much unfurnish’d for this time” (4,2,9). He reminds himself that Juliet disobey him and went to Friar Lawrence. I can see his anger by his saying his own daughter “A peevish welf-will’d harlotry it is” (4,2,13), and “My headstrong” (4,2,15). Without stage description, Shakespeare used those strong words to infer that word Capulet is extremely angry.
Then Juliet lies to him, pretends to agree the marriage, the altitude of Lord Capulet changes rapidly. He repeated his emotion by using words like “glad”, “well” and “This is as’t should be.” These repetition clearly show his emotion change from angry to happy. Furthermore, Lord Capulet can not sleep because of happiness, as he says “I will walk myself to County Paris” (4,2,44-45). His mind is full about the bright future he dreams about, and he is never aware the inside of his daughter, the seed of the tragedy is secretly growing.
     Lord Capulet is like many fathers in the literature world. He is dominate, care about family reputation and careless than thinking about his daughter. He is very changeable person in the play. He can humiliate Juliet then praise Juliet in less than minutes. At the end of the scene, he seems so happy that assume everything will be well.