Hey guys i have to perform these lines and memorize them, and my teacher says to make the scene a modern one (ex. new movie of Romeo and Juliet, w/Leonardo D'caprio, the scene takes place in the modern ghetto.)

And i need to make the theme and scene a modern one, like gangsters, hitmen, politics, something modern.

The act is from Act II scene one from Julius Caesar
I have to memorize these lines, but how do i make the feeling "modern"?

SCENE I. Rome. BRUTUS's orchard.

Enter BRUTUS
BRUTUS
What, Lucius, ho!
I cannot, by the progress of the stars,
Give guess how near to day. Lucius, I say!
I would it were my fault to sleep so soundly.
When, Lucius, when? awake, I say! what, Lucius!

Enter LUCIUS

LUCIUS
Call'd you, my lord?

BRUTUS
Get me a taper in my study, Lucius:
When it is lighted, come and call me here.

LUCIUS
I will, my lord.

Exit

BRUTUS
It must be by his death: and for my part,
I know no personal cause to spurn at him,
But for the general. He would be crown'd:
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder;
And that craves wary walking. Crown him?--that;--
And then, I grant, we put a sting in him,
That at his will he may do danger with.
The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins
Remorse from power: and, to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections sway'd
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But when he once attains the upmost round.
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. So Caesar may.
Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel
Will bear no colour for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities:
And therefore think him as a serpent's egg
Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous,
And kill him in the shell.

Re-enter LUCIUS

LUCIUS
The taper burneth in your closet, sir.
Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus seal'd up; and, I am sure,
It did not lie there when I went to bed.

Gives him the letter

BRUTUS
Get you to bed again; it is not day.
Is not to-morrow, boy, the ides of March?

I love how you try to disguise doing your homework for you as cool. Haha, i'm just joking with you. I'm going to edit my post right now and give you some ideas.

[Ghetto style]

SCENE 1. Romelyn. BRUTUS's phat crib.

Enter BRUTUS
BRUTUS
Lucius, my jigga man!
Lucius you best get in herre before I cap yo ass!
Dawg I ain't playin! Imma bout to load up the 9!

Enter LUCIUS
Chill Brutus, I brought you a fat spliff.

BRUTUS
How yous just gon come up herre an' not bring me a light?

LUCIUS
Aight! Just don't shoot!

Exit

BRUTUS
Dayum this be too hard for me to go ghetto with!

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Ok, enough of that. You get the idea.

Im a stud(H) STUdlY MAD!! HAHAHA(H) , but i have to keep the lines like they are, im asking of the scenario of the atomsophere of the play like gangsta, assasins in black suits, a politcal office, etc what u think where it should take place and what should brutus be as a character?

Military atmosphere......"Get yer ass up, boy.....etc." Brutus would be a drill sergeant or something.

In the modern Romeo and Juliet, they changed some things. They used the word dagger when referring to guns. So, if you have the leeway, change some things.


Idea:

Caesar, is political vengeance, jealousy and betrayal.

What is similar to this..............

That is for you too decide. ;) :|

comon im a stud i need to get some of your guys' ideas, cause i need to interpret your ideas and think "how can i do this better."

Originally posted by Juventus_theres_next_year
In the modern Romeo and Juliet, they changed some things. They used the word dagger when referring to guns. So, if you have the leeway, change some things.



Hahah. Which reminds me:

"Hand me my longsword, ho!"
*wife opens up case, and gives husband automatic gun*

hey Joe that military atmosphere idea is not bad at all, k i will start like some military general and i wake up my private Lucius who is the servant, and when Brutus(the general) says those lines i will decide to kill Julius Caesar and join the conspiracy (Julius Caesar becomes president of united states) and brutus will think that it is wrong to crown him as president cause he might abuse the power. And so on.

not a bad idea joe thanks.

Keep them ideas coming:rockman:

Common guys need more ideas:p