Since Juliet is a Capulet, her costume shows her status in the community as well-respected and wealthy, but in a modest manner as represented with the modern theme. Her costume expresses her beauty in a romantic and girly way, in a simplistic manner, appropriate for modern time. She is very modest and not like any Capulet. She is very open-hearted even towards her opposing house, the Montagues. Therefore, Juliet’s costume appropriately reveals the setting we chose, modern time, by wearing casual sneakers, black jeans, a red v-necked sweater to represent her belonging to the Capulets, and a rose to match her costume to overall represent her sweet, innocent, young, and romantic personality. Additionally, since the servant works for the higher power/class family, the Capulets, her costume must show the status in the …show more content…
The servant’s costume reveals the setting we choose, modern time, by wearing simple clothes such as a grey shirt with hints of red to represent her loyalty to the Capulets, black shorts, a brown scarf, and sandals. Furthermore, since the Nurse is part of the Capulet house, she gets to actually attend the party. Her costume shows her status in the community as a very humorous, respected, and fun person to be friends with. Her costume expresses her as a very quirky, mature, and young person who shows no envy towards the Montagues. In addition, she is very loyal to Juliet and to her parents, Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet. The Nurse’s costume reveals the setting that we chose, modern time, by wearing casual clothes such as a red and black flannel, black jeans, a black low shirt, and a red watch to represent her loyalty to the Capulets and her innocent youth. To add on, since Lord Capulet is the patriarch of the house and decided to hosts the party, he must present himself in a professional and mature way. His costume shows his status in the community as a powerful and rich
In the scene of the Nurse, Lady Capulet and Juliet, it shows that the Nurse knows more about Juliet than Juliet’s own mother when Lady Capulet didn’t know her age. Even though Juliet and Lady Capulet are related by blood, the Nurse is more of a mother to Juliet than her. Another significant thing about this is that Lady Capulet looks at Juliet like an object just to get
2. The nurse is shown as a kind-hearted woman. She wants the best for Juliet's life. When lady Capulet asks Juliet about the marriage, the nurse said that Juliet is yet really young and she should think about it. This shows how the nurse cares about Juliet just as a mother’s responsibility and understands Juliet.
I have rememb’red me; thou’s hear our counsel. Thou knowest my daughter’s of a pretty age.” It is also argued that Lady Capulet is not much of a mother either, “Though Lady Capulet conceived Juliet, she fails as a complete motherly figure for her” (Beckner).She is also a very proper woman and does not appreciate the nurse’s crude manner of speaking, “enough of this. I pray thee hold thy peace.” During this scene, the refined manner of Lady Capulet is very evident because of how contradicting the nurse is to refinement.
In Shakespeare’s critically acclaimed play Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse and Lady Capulet are foil characters. Shakespeare uses the Nurse and Lady Capulet to portray that the morals of a person, can affect another person’s actions.
While Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother, the Nurse is the actual motherly figure in her life. Lady Capulet is concerned with what’s best for herself and Lord Capulet, while the Nurse cares for what Juliet really wants. Lady Capulet never had time to be there for Juliet as a child, and it was the Nurse who filled that role in. Lady Capulet becomes a vile character full of hatred, and one of the opposers to the protagonist, Romeo. The Nurse, on the other hand, listens to what Juliet has to say, and cares for her. The Nurse brings out the negative, ignorant traits in Lady Capulet, and Lady Capulet brings out the Nurse’s positive characteristics. As the main comedic character in the play, the Nurse’s role only accentuates Lady Capulet’s role that provides dramatic, intense scenes, such as with lines like “That is because the traitor murderer lives,” (Act Ⅲ, Scene Ⅴ) that provide the audience with theatrical
While Lady Capulet is acting proper and like a true lady, the Nurse is being silly and saying a joke. The Nurse cares for Juliet’s goodwill. Lady Capulet on the other hand, only cares that Juliet acts like a lady. “Susan died, and since her death the Nurse has taken care of Juliet and become more like a mother to her than Lady Capulet.” (Creel). The Nurse loves Juliet more than her own mother does. The Nurse says, “An honor? Were not I thine only nurse, I would say thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat. (Act1, iii).” Lady Capulet and the Nurse are far from being
There are many layers to their clothes as the main color on top is the house colors blue and orange. For their pants, they are leggings. In Luhrmann's, the Montagues are wearing their tropical shirts with no under layers, and the Capulets are wearing all black, a bit more formal than the Montagues. The style costumes still represent who the two houses still are. Because of the different time settings, the outfits are anywhere near the same style.
In the opening lines of Act 1 Scene 3, it is implied that there is a stronger bond between Juliet and the Nurse than Juliet and her own mother, from the fact that Lady Capulet calls on the Nurse and asks ‘Nurse, where’s my daughter?’ From this we can understand that Lady Capulet relies on the Nurse to tell her where Juliet is, and is an ineffectual mother. This emphasises that mothers were distant from their children during Elizabethan times, and gives the impression that mothers had more important things to do than bring up their daughters. The Nurse provides a humorous anecdote from Juliet’s childhood, remembering how she fell over on her face, and how her husband had commented ‘Thou wilt fall backward when
The appearance of something is almost always the opposite of what it is in reality. In this time, masks are used everywhere. Masks are used to hide reality and give a different appearance. Appearances can be deceiving and will almost always trick you into thinking something that is not true. Literature, social media, and pop culture show that people will change themselves so they conform to societal expectations. In most literature, masks are used as a device to show appearance instead of reality.
A relationship between people can have a great effect on a person’s actions and can reveal a lot of information on a person. Often times, a person can tell how much someone cares for them through a relationship. If there is a strong relationship between people, they will often times care for and help each other. In “Romeo and Juliet,” William Shakespeare uses personification of the sun, hyperboles showing emotion, and foreshadowing of events to show the strong relationship between Friar Lawrence and Romeo, and how they care for each other in “Romeo and Juliet.” In “Romeo and Juliet,” Personification is a key literary device that Shakespeare uses to reveal the trust and care that Friar Lawrence shows towards Romeo.
Captivating an audience with a beautiful setting cannot be done without the use of props. These have been used by Baz Luhrmann in his film ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in order to tie in with the setting, and use his unique use of colour in order to attract a young audiences attention. Although this was achieved through setting, the props were also a major part of mise-en-scene such as cigarettes. This prop created a bad boy image for Romeo who instantly attracted Juliet, relating to teenage girls who like the bad boy image and the rebellious nature common among young people. Another prop used by Luhrmann was the ‘Bachelor of the year’ magazine depicting Paris as the main figure on the front cover. This was to symbolise the supposed image he represented
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” By saying this, it is clear how much Capulet cherishes Juliet. He is risking a rich suitor, to let Juliet become more mature before she marries. By speaking in prose Shakespeare shows Capulet’s class and authority, nevertheless, it also shows the sincerity of his love for Juliet. However the nurse also shows the love of a parent, she
The people who lived during the Elizabethan Era were not allowed to wear whatever they like or desired. Their Fashion choices had to be followed by a strict law! The English people chose to establish social classes by the colors they wore and this had an affect on costumes used in theatre. Queen Elizabeth I followed the sumptuary laws, which was only certain classes were consent to wear specific fabric and colors. Therefore in plays the actors could only wear certain colors for their costumes that displayed what role and class their character was in. The clothes worn during this era was a result of Queen Elizabeth’s sumptuary laws, which had an affect on costumes used in plays, and each color a person wore had a significant meaning.
Supporting the Friar’s dismal assessment of Romeo is the Nurse. I will direct her to be the funny character in the scene, her face underlining how ridiculous Romeo appears, bawling like a woman on the floor. She even looks appalled as she asks Rome to stand up and be a man, instead of blubbering on the floor. Still, as the Nurse describes Juliet's misery, she would exude deep concern like a mother would. Her face depicts that if there is anyone who loves Juliet as much as Romeo, it is her for she is similar to a mother who cares only for her child's happiness and nothing
After thousands of years of its release, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” written by the world-renowned poet named William Shakespeare continues to be read and analyzed by many people. The play which takes place in Verona is about a disastrous family feud between the Capulets and Montagues. This leads to heart-breaking and controversial events to happen unexpectedly and jeopardizes with the characters’ life. The people that appear throughout this play an important role in the development of the story. One being the Nurse, who is part of the Capulets and she has been with Juliet ever since she was a child. Therefore, she shows a motherly attitude towards her as well as being comical and talkative.