Directing Act 3 scene 2 of Julius Caesar :: Drama

Directing Act 3 scene 2 of Julius CaesarAct 3 scene 2 is a pivotal scene in the play for a number of reasons.Firstly, it develops the maturement conflict between the conspirators andAnthony. It creates the main division that ultimately leads to theensuing war. It likewise introduces Anthony as a more powerful figure, asif he fills the hoover that Caesars death left.From a directing academic degree of view, it is a very surd scene to direct, aswe need to keep the suspense and present momentum created by the juxtapositionmade by placing this pivotal scene right afterward the last highly chargedand emotional scene. In this scene, I penury to sift and create anatmosphere of anger and emotion, anger first at Caesar during Brutusspeech and then at Brutus himself during Anthonys, the emotion is ina flair not only the anger, but also the grief that the vernaculars feelat the loss of their leader.Before the scene starts, a couple of actors in plebeian clothes takeup places in the standing area fast to the stage ready to divide theaudience for when Anthony comes down among them.At the startle of the scene when Brutus and Cassius enter, I wouldlike them to enter through the main spine door onto the stage and walktowards the plebeians. Cassius then leaves with some citizens andexits back through the back door through which Brutus then follows toemerge a moment later in the main pulpit above the stage (see plat1-2). This is because it shows he thinks he is above all the citizensaround him and asserts the air of empowerment that he is trying to make.One of the main points I urgency to build across in Brutus speech is thefact that he does not genuinely go for any good reason for killing Caesarand that he has to try and promote the one point that he has. To dothis, I want him to use a lot of emotive actions and tone of voice. InCaesars cartridge clip when the people were mostly uneducated and easily led,this kind of speech would have won them over if it w ere performedwell. If they got so caught up on one point, then they would forgetthat it was not actually a very good point and believe it feverantlyuntil they could be persuaded otherwise by another speaker, such asAnthony.Brutus starts out by pleading with the plebeians to listen to him,Hear me for my cause, andbe silent, that you whitethorn hearWhen he says this, I want him to say it almost urgently but still