Reflection On Renaissance Literature

For the past three weeks, our task for Renaissance Literature was to stage an adaptation of a Shakespearean play for the campus audience. The story that was assigned to us was one of Shakespeare’ classics, “Romeo and Juliet”. It was one of his most renowned works that has been staged in numerous adaptations and settings as a result of its romantic themes and scenes of tragedy as two lovers are separated by clashing clans. This experience was enlightening as it illustrates that theatre is a type of literature that constantly flows and changes depending on the circumstances while keeping in mind the main plot of the story. When we were assigned to perform this task, I was personally excited. This was because last semester, I had taken Theatre class and I enjoyed acting. However, I was unable to play in our final production for that class since I was not assigned to perform in the end. As a result, I was looking forward to the opportunity of acting in a play and using my knowledge learnt from Theatre class. Although I was looking forward to acting for 10-Minsch, I was not entirely in favour of Romeo and Juliet. This was because I have not had the opportunity to read the story beforehand and I have not been fond of stories that delved into romance and passion. Nevertheless, I was still looking optimistic in performing in class and I was eager to help in the decision staging process with my group. In the first couple of meetings after the task was assigned, our director Ace