Final Project Brainstorming

1. Intro
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a play that has shaped and made the basis for the way people think about love and rebellion.
2. Thesis
• My experience playing Juliet and doing research on not only the time period but reading more in-depth into the play itself has changed my outlook on Juliet from what my first impression was.
3. First Paragraph
• Background/First Impression
• When I first started reading Romeo and Juliet, I saw Juliet as an obedient teenager. She seemed so innocent and caring that when I found out she was going to die, I felt bad for her.
• As I read, I took notes on her and her family and picked up on some details that gave me some background on her life and family.
1. Comes from a wealthy family
2. Not very close to her mother
3. Close to the maid (who was the secondary character in the scene I performed)
4. Close with her cousin but almost completely forgets about him when Romeo comes along
5. Juliet is very impressionable
4. Second Paragraph
• Whole Play/Character Analysis
• The other main character in the play was Romeo, a boy that I later learned was much older than Juliet at the time.
• The nurse is a character that is ver close to Juliet. She is really more of a mother figure and a confidante than anyone else in the play for Juliet.
• While Juliet has the nurse as someone she trusts, Romeo has Friar Lawrence.
• Her parents weren't a big part of Juliet's life other than restraining her from doing anything they disapproved of.