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 PartsRomeo and Juliet is a world famous play written by WilliamShakespeare. The tale is of two lovers suicide when their feudingfamilies keep them apart. The families go been verbalise enemies forgenerations they are wealthy, powerful and often violent. Somecharacters are quiet without much involvement, others the playrevolves around, Tybalt and Mercutio are somewhere in the middle theydo non greatly contribute to the main story line, however they formthe base of it, even though they both are killed early on. They createthe atmosphere and ingenuousness aspect 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 have beenthree cultivated brawls caused by them, from ancient grudge beaks newmutiny the city is in chaos. T his makes the environment for Tybaltideal, as he relishes fighting.Tybalt (A.K.A prince of cats) is a passionate swordsman. He was bornto violent multiplication in troubled Verona, therefore he lives and breathesfighting. He has known nothing but 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 eccentric and he repeatedlyoverreacts, he takes simple things out of context and always reactsviolently as he knows nothing else. For example, in Act1 Scene1, asBenvolio seeks peace he cries what, art tho drawn amongst theseheartless hinds? Turn thee Benvolio and look upon thy death. Thisshows his willingness to kill without mercy, on the slightestpretence. Therefore considering for the first time impressions, as director I wouldchose an actor to be Tybalt that has an Italian influence in hisappearance, and accent. He would have rugged features and de ep,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 belittled 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, exhaustingdark colours and always looking smart, again based on the stereotypeof a gang member. He should be wearing a purity shirt open at the top,black jacket and trousers with shiny back shoes, he would always lookcalm and collected as though he enjoyed life and hadnt a care in the