Costume In Romeo And Juliet

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

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

My mask represents the character Juliet. These items on my mask demonstrate a little bit of knowledge about Juliet. The first one which are the features(purple,red) relates to birds and how they need to learn how to fly at first in order to become an expert on hunting food. Well, it relates to Juliet because she began out small (baby) and now she slowly begins to become a woman and is part ready to marry. The second one is, the amount of gems that are purple and red relates to how old Juliet is currently in the book which is 14 years of age.

Although Lady Montague had a scarce number of lines, I based her outfit on Act 1 in Romeo and Juliet. In Act 1 scene 1 pg.17, Lady Montague says “Oh, where’s Romeo? Have you seen him today? I’m glad he wasn’t here for this fight.” This reflects her caring nature and motherly tone in the story.

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

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.

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

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.

Romeo and Juliet shows the best example of the quote "Character is what you are in the dark." Romeo and Juliet show'd that their character is a reflection of them on the inside.They were in the dark, no one could see they're physical attributes and wasn't influenced by outward appearance. Instead, they see the real Romeo and Juliet . In other words, its like saying "don't judge a book by its cover." Character has nothing to do with outward appearance.

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

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.

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