Comparing Costumes In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The feud between the two families is a reason that they are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Capulet’s hate the Montague’s so much that Juliet could not tell them that she loves Romeo. Document A states, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” (Document A). Meaning that the two

The hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets is extremely powerful and influential. The first scene even has hate in it. Sampson and Gregory, who are servants of the Capulets, are walking through the marketplace when they run into Abraham and Balthasar, servants of the Montagues. They were walking by each other when Sampson starting biting his thumb at the Montague servants. After that they drew their swords and start fighting.

Throughout the story, we also notice how the fathers have much to do with the two household’s rivalry. The rivalry between Lord Capulet and Lord Montague is emphasized when the fight breaks out in scene 1, act 1, and Lord Montague states “Thou villain Capulet!—Hold me not; let me go.” Lord Montague’s insulting call and attempt to fight Lord Capulet further influences the animosity both the families have towards each

Since zippers were not invented in the 14th century, men and women would use buttons and lace to secure their clothing. Some documents even state that women would be sewn into their clothes because the fashion was to wear tight fitted clothes.

The Hostility Between the 'Montagues' and the 'Capulets' in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet has a major theme of conflict. The main conflict in the play is the feud between the two wealthy families: the ‘Montagues’ and the ‘Capulets’. Shakespeare does not state the reason for the hostility between the two families. Shakespeare may have done this to indicate how long the feud has been going for. Shakespeare creates conflicts between characters in the play.

The theme of love and hate plays a pivotal role in the play in the sense that unbridled passion was a direct result of this theme. The hatred between the two families was fuelled by a passionate disparage towards each other. Shakespeare’s use of the quote “What, ho! You men, you beasts/That quench the fire of your pernicious rage,” [Prince Act 1, Scene 1, Line 85] compares the Capulets and Montagues to beasts. This provides the implication that their hatred towards each other is only a result of unconstrained passion and has no real rational reason to continue. This highlights the spiteful natures of the two families for their lack of self-restrain, linking it back to the theme of love and hate. Their hatred was so strong that it caused the two lovers to go to drastic ends to ultimately end up with each other. As a result of the existing enmity between the two families, the lovers are forced to go

The fight between the two kings, Capulet and Montague, shows us that the men despise each other when Capulet says, “My sword, I say! Old Montague is come, and flourishes his blade in spite of me,” (Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 70-71). In response, Montague says “Thou villain Capulet!” (Act 1 Scene 1 Line 73). Both men came after each other due to the fight between their servants prior to the argument.

But Shakespeare has left out the one detail that had set the whole play in motion: why did the montagues and capulets hate each other in the first place? Was it some sour business deal? Was it over the hand of a lady? Does any living Capulet or Montague even know?

The play starts with Sampson and Gregory, two of Capulet’s servants, beginning a quarrel with two servants of Montague. This shows that from the working-class to the upper-class in the two families, they still hold a grudge against the opposite family. Tybalt arrives at the scene, speaking of his loathing of the Montagues, “I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee”. A furious riot develops with Lords Capulet and Montague joining in and officers clubbing both sides of the fight, only for it to be stopped by the neutral Prince Escales. The riot further emphasises the vast level of hate between the two families.

For instance, the two families, Montague and Capulet, are presented as two rival gangs in Verona beach. This modern representation of two opposing households illustrates a vivid picture of their feud. Additionally, the quarrel between Montague and Capulet is replaced by a gunfight, which accurately demonstrate the brawl without disregarding the original script. Another example would be the language the characters speak in the film. Luhrmann employs the original lines from the play as dialogues.

To relate to a modern audience further, Lurhmann shows the families as gangs. When you see the Montague boys driving in their car they are all dressed the same and acting the same. You then come across the Capulet’s who again are dressed the same and acting the same. Both gangs meet up in the petrol stations and start having a fight. The fight resembles gang warfare in the modern society. By showing the families as gangs, Lurhmann can relate to the younger modern audience even more because they understand the hatred between two gangs in a big city and how if they meet up, there is always a fight.

The play took place in Verona, Italy. They were two families in the play who were equal in dignity and status. Both of the families were respected by everyone except one another. The Montague’s had a son named Romeo and the Capulet’s had a daughter named Juliet.

Costume- Ideal Costume- Actual Costume- Why- Emiliano, our version of Romeo is an emotional teenager, which is also known as an Emo kid. The two major groups that are at odds with each other are the popular kids, those who are always making friends and happy, and the Emo kids, who are typically antisocial and depressed. The stereotypical Emo kid will allow his hair to grow unattractively long, so that it goes into his face. He will wear lots of black and many wristbands with various names of band names, such as Fall Out Boy. Emiliano rejects the mainstream and has built his own odd path to unenviable gloom Why- When assembling my costume I was channeling my inner stereotypical teen.

1.William Shakespeare introduces the play by presenting a strong feud between the two family’s servants, the “Capulets” and the “Montagues”. Shakespeare introduces this scene in a precise way so that he can gain the attention of the “groundlings” as it attracts the audience attention, for us to have a sense of how much hatred there is between these families.

Both sides of their family disliked the other person's family. All either them had known was that it was an old feud way back. They don't know why, neither one of their families told them exactly why. The montagues have alway hated the capulets and vice versa. The feud has in place for so long, betting none of them can explain the true reason why they hate the other.