Comparing Act 1 Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In this scene, this is right after Juliet bid her goodbyes and farewells to her secret husband, Romeo, before he was to leave Verona for good. Since our interpretation of the scene is set in modern times, meaning 2017, the scene shall open up with Juliet laying on a bed in pajamas. She will have her phone in her hand, texting ‘Romeo’ a bunch of ‘I’ll miss you’s and the like, depicting a typical teenager nowadays. This helps bring the audience to the present time, mainly because they didn’t have that type of technology nor communication in the late 1500’s. Also, most teens are on their phones constantly, so when Lady Capulet is to enter, that’s what she’ll find Juliet doing;an additional stage direction, like Juliet looking up from her phone