{"id":582,"date":"2023-08-18T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T06:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/?post_type=article&#038;p=582"},"modified":"2023-08-21T16:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T06:51:09","slug":"romeo-and-juliet-a-fresh-take-on-a-classic-story","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/article\/romeo-and-juliet-a-fresh-take-on-a-classic-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Romeo and Juliet: a fresh take on a classic story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare&#8217;s all-time classics, explores the themes of love, tragedy, and destiny. Last week, our Year 9 class went on a trip to the Seymour Centre in Sydney to see the play live. It\u2019s part of our current study and ended up really solidifying our understanding of the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The characters felt very real, and some characters were split into multiple, their lines shared, making it seem like more friends were all together having a lively conversation. The actors&#8217; emotion brought the story to life, so it was easy to follow even if we missed some words.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The actors&#8217; emotion brought the story to life, so it was easy to follow even if we missed some words.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The setting of Verona, however, was interestingly set in the 1950s\/60s, giving it a more modern Italian take. The staging was simple, with just a few props, but they cleverly transformed them for different scenes, like turning blocks into beds or using washing baskets for street scenes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most unique element was that the story was told from Benvolio&#8217;s perspective. It began with an old woman showing a photo of Romeo and Juliet, and then she told the story. It was very eye opening, reminding us that (spoilers!) Benvolio was the only survivor from the group of friends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have seen the ballet, two films, and other recorded productions. Overall, this version was one of the best I\u2019ve seen. It brought a fresh take and left us all with a far better understanding of this classic story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Byrne, Year 9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare&#8217;s all-time classics, explores the themes of love, tragedy, and destiny. Last week, our Year 9 class went on a trip to the Seymour Centre in Sydney to see the play live. It\u2019s part of our current study and ended up really solidifying our understanding of the story.&nbsp; The play [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[18],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-582","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=582"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}