Three Ideas

1. What did Shakespeare want to say by creating this tragedy?
     a. The scene Juliet and Romeo first met. (Scene 1.5)
     b. Romeo asked Friar Lawerence to approve their marriage. (Scene 2.3)
     c. The last scene. (Scene 5.3)
     d.  The prologue of Act 2.

2. What role did Romeo's friends (Benvolio and Mercutio) play? OR How did they reflect Romeo's personalities?
     a. Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio's conversation. (Scene 1.4)
     b. The fight. (Scene 3.1)
     c. Some other short conversations, such as "Rosaline conversation" between Romeo and Benvolio,  their short conversations after the ball, and the scene that Benvolio was testifying in front of The Prince. (I won't take the full scenes; I'll just take the important parts.)

3. What do modern people think of Romeo and Juliet.
     a. The scene that they first met.(Scrne 1.5)
     b. Comedy version of Balcony scene.
     c. Comedy version of the fight.
    For this one, I only have two scenes,and I'll change them to a comedy. I'll use a modern perspective to direct the scene. When I was reading the book, I felt this story was so ridiculous, so I'll use a rational(not romantic) and funny way to direct the scene.