A Character Study on Tybalt and Mercutio, and as Director What :: Drama

A Character Study on Tybalt and Mercutio, and as Director WhatInstructions I would give the Actors Taking on their splitRomeo and Juliet is a world famous play written by WilliamShakespe ar. The humbug is of two lovers suicide when their controversyingfamilies keep them apart. The families put one across been sworn enemies forgenerations they are wealthy, decent and often baseless. Somecharacters are quiet without much involvement, others the playrevolves around, Tybalt and Mercutio are somewhere in the middle theydo not large(p)ly pay to the main story line, however they formthe base of it, even though they both are killed early on. They createthe atmosphere and reality locution in the story.The prologue sets the scene, briefly summarizing the story andemphasising the trouble in Verona. We are told of the feud between twocredential families, the Montagues and the Capulets, there drop beenthree civilized brawls caused by them, from ancient grudge beaks newmutiny the city i s in chaos. This makes the milieu for Tybaltideal, as he relishes fighting.Tybalt (A.K.A prince of cats) is a passionate swordsman. He was bornto violent times in troubled Verona, therefore he lives and breathesfighting. He has know nothing tho chaos throughout his life as he isa Capulet, sworn enemy to all Montagues and their companions(including Mercutio, Romeos Montague best friend). Tybalt lives tothe extreme, his mannerisms are sheath and he repeatedlyoverreacts, he takes simple things out of context and ever reactsviolently as he knows nothing else. For example, in Act1 Scene1, asBenvolio seeks ease he cries what, art tho drawn amongst theseheartless hinds? Turn thee Benvolio and figure upon thy death. Thisshows his willingness to kill without mercy, on the slightestpretence. Therefore considering first moving pictures, as director I wouldchose an actor to be Tybalt that has an Italian influence in hisappearance, and accent. He would have rugged features and deep,brown, fiery eyes to correlate with his delicate temper, this in myopinion, giving the impression of a key member in a Mafia. He wouldhave brown/black short hair and a small goatee but the rest of hisface would be clean-shaven to show he takes great pride in hisintimidating appearance. His clothes would also reflect this, drainingdark colours and always looking smart, again based on the stereotypeof a gang member. He should be wearing a white shirt open at the top,black jacket and trousers with lustrous back shoes, he would always lookcalm and collected as though he enjoyed life and hadnt a care in the