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Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

23rd April 2013
Today we discussed casting options with Ade, this included the task which included creating three different casting options for Romeo & Juliet. One which consisted of people in our class, one which consisted of Characters we already know from movies/plays and one which consisted of animals.
My Student Cast:-
Romeo – Thomas moore
Benvolio – Cameron
Abram – Magenta
Lord Montague – Ross McKenzie
Lady Montague –Megan Taylor
Juliet –Arietta (god knows how to spell her second name)
Tybalt – Oliver
Sampson – Joe
Gregory – Tom
Lord Capulet – Zak Askew
Lady Capulet – Beth
Nurse – Joe Sampson
Mercutio – Danny
Paris – Adam Varley
Prince – Nile
Friar Lawrence – Immy
John – James
Apothecary – Harry
Citizens, Servants, Musicians , Guard, ect…
Romeo – Ewan McGregor
Benvolio – Ryan Reynolds
Abram – The rock
Lord Montague – Jack Nicholson
Lady Montague – Susan Sarandon
Juliet – Nicole Kidman
Tybalt – Ralph Fiennes
Sampson – Tommy Lee Jones
Gregory – Kevin Spacey
Lord Capulet – Robert De Niro
Lady Capulet –Meryl Streep
Nurse – Kate Winslet
Mercutio – Morgan Freeman
Paris – Tom Hanks
Prince – Al Pacino
Friar Lawrence – Malcolm McDowell
John – Anthony Hopkins
Apothecary – Michael Caine
Citizens, Servants, Musicians , Guard, ect…

Romeo – Mouse
Benvolio – koala
Abram – horse
Lord Montague – Goat
Lady Montague – Butterfly
Juliet – Kitten
Tybalt – Snake
Sampson – Sheep
Gregory – Mosquito
Lord Capulet – Komodo dragon
Lady Capulet – Vulture
Nurse – Kangaroo
Mercutio – Dog
Paris – Spider
Prince – Poodle
Friar Lawrence – Owl
John – Eagle
Apothecary – Lizard
Citizens, Servants, Musicians , Guard, ect…

I thought this exercise was great because it gave us a chance to look at the character in our own way and decide what people/animals would match their characteristics. I have a Currently limited knowledge of the play so I have done this to the best of my
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