Consider your scene, your character's personality, the given circumstances, and the motivation for your character specifically. How will you portray this character and achieve this motivation?

This scene is very heavy. Romeo's lines all take place over Juliet's dead body and his text is very dark. He works his way through the monologue touching upon, love, his family and eventually ends with his own suicide. The whole timeline of the scene seems fast, but the writing provides clear moments of character change and decision making. Motivation is a big word for understanding Romeo's huge process of coming to terms  with killing himself. The majority of his motivation derives from his passion and love. The way he feels for Juliet consumes his whole body. It fills his brain so he can't think about anything else and clouds his judgment. I looked for intentions from previous scenes where he chose Juliet over family, honor and loyalty, it is a consistent theme of his love driving him towards change as a character. Romeo is driven by his emotions, he is rational but also very head strong. I have decided that dividing my scene into WHO/WHAT/WHEN/WHERE/WHY will allow me to clearly identify Romeo's intentions and understand both the mental and physical aspects of the scene.

WHO: Romeo Montague; head strong, impulsive, idealistic, not interested in violence. He is tall and probably handsome, though in this scene, he holds himself lower because of his fear. 

WHAT: Romeo has just found Juliet's 'dead' body and is in complete shock. He is scared and sorrowful beyond comprehension, he is hysterical but his words are slow as is still trying to understand his loneliness without her. He is frightened by the harsh cold of her skin and sickened at how he cannot look in her eyes or hear her voice. He holds a potion in his right hand the whole scene, he wholeheartedly believes he must die to be with Juliet again. He is willing to die to see his love again. 

WHEN: This scene takes place during the height of the feud between two families. The fact that Romeo does not seem fazed by what his death could mean for others gives insight to his motivations. He is not driven at all by his family, but only by Juliet.

WHERE: This scene is at the alter of the church. Juliet is laid in her coffin with flowers and candles, Romeo kneels beside her. This scene being in a church to me shows that one of Romeo's motivations must be his faith and belief in fate. He is also driven by the pure and holy love he see in Juliet, which to me can be associated with the church.

WHY: The why of this scene is the overall interpretation of the play itself. The love and death of these two 'star-crossed lovers' tells a stronger story of hope, compassion and love above all. This scene drives home those morals and reiterates the call of action to society (gender roles and dangerous social constructs).

To show these motivations in my body I will have to clearly the identify the changes in tone and theme of the text. I will have to look closely at the words and understand why Romeo felt compelled to say them. I will then have to physically portray the intentions through contrasted movements. When talking about hate, violence or death, the line delivery must be sharp and the physical movements fast. Although, when saying lines having to do with love or Juliet, I will be soft, swift and sensitive. Pauses to look at Juliet or simply leave room for suspended breathes with allow the audience to follow and feel the scene with me. Understanding the WHO/WHAT/WHEN/WHERE/WHY enables me to look closer at the intentions of Romeo beyond what is on the surface of the text.