Hotseating evaluation Essay

I played Benvolio in the hot seating exercise. The majority of the examinations were asked about my relationship with Rosaline. The first and the most challenging question that I has asked in role was If youd have to chose among your family and Rosaline, which one would you chose?. I found it very difficult to answer, because Benvolio does savor Rosaline very much, just would he leave his family, who has raised him for all of his life, for a girl? I believed that at that point Benvolio would leave almost everything for Rosaline. He was blinded by love and his family precious penalise, whilst the only thing he wished was peace. Benvolio had deep feeling towards Rosaline and he truly believed that he has the power to win her heart and erase the hatred, only if he would harbor her time.Another quite interesting question from Plub was raised How did I kat once that Rosaline is not going to kill me in the elections of The Prince of Cats?. My answer was again referring to the fact tha t Benvolio was super in love with Rosaline It was in her eyes. She couldnt do it. This shows that Benvolio believed only the best of the girl.This hotseating exercise made me more optimistic that the peace can be achieved between the devil families, because Benvolio showed strong feelings of love for Rosaline. Feelings that be strong enough, I believe, to destroy her hatred. Rosaline had already shown some moments of hesitation (she didnt hurt Benvolio in the end of the elections of The Prince of Cats) of her allegiance to revenge. Therefore if he keeps on trying to win the revolutionary girls heart, I am sure that he can achieve the aim. The fighters without the attractor go out fall apart and slowly the massive hatred between the families will disappear. But on the other hand, I believe that the oldest generation will try to continue the war, only when they are too aged and tired to accomplish anything recognizable.During hotseating I discovered that Benvolio is very stra ight-forward and open-minded person, who is not afraid to gurgle about his feelings. His character is sweet and gentle. But on the other hand after diving into his mind, I learnt that he was more blinded by love towards Rosaline that I thought All the answers to the questions were about creating a better impression of Rosaline that she is not a bad person by wanting revenge, just overturned and hurt. I also wanted to put across Benvolios sense of hurt, because Rosaline is rejecting his love, by facial expressions and petite gestures.Reason of the choice of still frames lifelessness material body oneThe first still image introduces the situation the hatred and suppressed urge to fight with each other, which is also referring to the theme of the play. Furthermore the first two characters, Valentine and Rosaline, both lost somebody dear to them in Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet, therefore are very revengeful. Even more significant is the fact that Valentine and Rosaline are r epresentatives of the opposite families Montagues and Capulets. This noteworthy detail and their violent movement suggest that there is really no truce existing between the two families.Still image twoBenvolio is offering Rosaline his love, whilst she is still devastated because of the loss of Romeo. This as well is one of the main points of the play Benvolio is trying to stop the endless fight by fountain her eyes. But Rosaline is blinded and deaf by the dead love. The scene shows the levels of power to emphasize that Rosaline is the one who makes decisions whether to be on the same military position of Benvolio or not.Still image threeIn the still image Revenge vs. Passion the levels of power are greatly highlighted. The situation is similar to Still image two, but in this scene Rosalines feelings have developed from mourning to hatred and revenge. This darkness has filled her heart and she cant even look at people who care for her, because they might distract her from the missi on. From the mission of revenge. It is the ultimate theme of the play Is Rosalines hatred strong enough to carry out the revenge or Benvolio will stop her with his passion full of love.Still image fourRosaline goes to the tomb to steal the sword that lies between Romeo and Juliet. It is the turning point of the play, because now Rosaline has dangerous weapon. As previous still images have shown, Rosaline is full of rage and wants to spill the blood. And now she has the right tools for it. There is high range of tension, because Rosaline is having a soliloquy with dead Juliet her jealousy and disgust, as well as nasty insultings became more powerful with each sentence. This suggests that she is confident and ready to have the revenge.Still image vThe election for Prince of Cats has commenced. We chose this still image to show the audience will officially peace begin or revenge takes its chance. People on Rosalines side represent the rage and eager to fight, while Petruchios side is full of peace. As well as we can see from the still images, there are more people on Rosalines side, which means that the revenge will continue. Alice is in between the two leaders. With that point we wanted to represent the fact that she loves Petruchio, but the urge to fight it too strong.Still image sixThe last still image signifies the testing of Rosalines love and revengeful feelings. She lays her sword on Benvolios chest. Rosaline does not cut nor hurt him however she has the chance, which means that even though her heart is full of hatred, there is entrust for it to cool down. There is hope for peace. But still the war hasnt ended, because nobody laid their weapons down.