Reflection on Lesson 3 ( Act 1, Scene 2 & 3 )

Today, we studied Act 1, Scene 2 and Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. We split the class in half, and each acted out one act.

Act 1, Scene 2 was played out by Danial (Romeo) , Hong Yi (Benvolio), Terry (Peter and Paris) and Jake (Lord Capulet). This was the scene where Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage, but Lord Capulet declines, saying Juliet is too young. However, seeing his disappointment, Lord Capulet invites Paris to a feast he was holding that night, where Paris will meet Juliet. Benvolio, upon learning about the feast, convinces Romeo to attend so that Romeo can meet Rosaline, the girl he likes. The acting was good. However, more body language and stage movement would be ideal.

Act 1, Scene 3 was played out by Jasmin (Nurse), Jamie (Peter), Azzah (Juliet), Kai Song (Narrator) and myself (Lady Capulet). In this scene, Lady Capulet tries to convince Juliet to accept Paris' hand in marriage with the help of the nurse. I think we did quite a good job, though more attention needs to be given on stage movement and facial expressions.