Romeo and Juliet Costume Project

Benvolio is a peacekeeper to the story, very kind-hearted, and holds a special trust in his cousin, Romeo.

In William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio and Tybalt are portrayed as characters with distinctly opposing personalities that is apparent in many different instances throughout the play. Romeo's best friend, Benvolio is depicted as the classic nice guy, incorporating all the personalities necessary to be one. He is calm, patient, an advocate of peace between the two rival families, and always viewing the cup as half full instead of half empty. During the first quarrel between the Montagues and the Capulets in the play, Benvolio tries to bring peace by saying " I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me " ( , , 62-63). It is apparent that Benvolio has good intentions and that he

The first bad decision Romeo makes is choosing to go to the Capulet party, and the fact that he’s a Montague does not deter him and his friends from going. At first it seems as though Benvolio is forcing Romeo

“‘What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?/ Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death’” (Romeo and Juliet.1.1.56-57). The person threatening Benvolio is Tybalt Capulet from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was a play written in the mid-1590s, and it involved two “star crossed lovers” (Prologue.6), Romeo and Juliet, from feuding families that eventually took their lives to be together. One important character in the play was Tybalt, a teenager of the house of Capulet and Juliet’s cousin. He was very skilled with a sword and very prideful. Tybalt was killed by Romeo in 3.1. Even though Tybalt was directly killed by Romeo in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet, there are many other factors that indirectly led to his downfall, including Romeo and Juliet’s secrets, the ancient grudge, and Tybalt’s pride.

“costume is often coordinated with setting. Since the filmmaker usually wants to emphasize the human figures, setting may provide more or less neutral background, while costume helps pick out the characters. Color design is particularly important here.”

The production elements of the show were magnificent. The costumes were great and helped to establish the childlike quality of the show and characters. During the transitions, the characters wore clothing that would best suit a child in play. The

The play, Romeo and Juliet, is a very popular tragedy that many people have read or seen performed on a stage. There are many different characters with contrasting personalities that make up this complex story. Two main characters are Mercutio and Benvolio, and they both play a major role in the events that take place in this play. Mercutio is a foil to Benvolio and we can see how these two people have opposite qualities and will react differently to difficult situations. Conflicts in the play will show us how Mercutio is hot headed and quick to act, while Benvolio is calm and logical.

Shakespeare, the most iconic bard of all time, used many literary techniques throughout his written works. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two prominent characters were used to accentuate each other’s characteristics. They were Benvolio and Tybalt. Benvolio is the nephew of Lord Montague. He is a close friend to the main character, Romeo. Tybalt is also a nephew, but he is related to Lord Capulet. Tybalt is engulfed in constant conflict, and is ultimately slain by Romeo. Benvolio and Tybalt are foils, used to emphasize the characteristics they possess.

William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”, is about two star crossed lovers from feuding families. Shakespeare uses the minor character as a way to reinforce the themes and move the story forward. Using characters such as Friar Lawrence and Mercutio and the introduction. Shakespeare clearly illustrates the importance of faith throughout the play. The friar’s job is to warn the audience about the consequences of acting in haste, Mercutio is used to foreshadow the faith of both families and the prologue is uses to show the main faith which will be shown throughout the play. The importance of minor characters clearly shows the themes of faith thought the play.

Benvolio is a trusted companion and this allows him to influence Romeo to get over Rosaline, Get away after the fight with Tybalt, and to save Him from death with his explanation to the prince. For instance, Benvolio influences Romeo is by telling him to stop thinking about Rosaline and to look at other women at the party. Benvolio encourages Romeo, “Tut! You saw her fair, none else being by, Herself poised with herself in either eye; But in that crystal scales let there be weighed Your lady's love against some other maid That I will show you shining at this feast, And she shall

Benvolio is a very kind and caring person in the story of “Romeo and Juliet”. Benvolio really shows how well he can give advice when he tries to convince Tybalt and Mercutio not to fight each other in the middle of the streets. Even after Tybalt kills Mercutio, he still tries to convince Romeo to leave because he knew that they were in danger. He knew that Tybalt could still come back and strike them down. Most people would run away and hide if someone had been murdered right in front of them ,but Benvolio stayed there trying to convince Romeo to leave (Shakespeare 428).

In this study guide, I am going to allow you to choose the three questions that you want to answer from the choices that I give you. Once again, the answers are to go into the class folder under your name, and you are to copy the entire study guide so all the questions are there in the correct numbers (Question 8 in Act 1, Scene 1 will remain question 8, even if you don’t answer it). Kindly insert you answer after a bullet so I know where your answer starts and which three questions you are doing. I want each answer to be 75 to 100 words. That will be a total of 225 to 300 words per scene. We will do only one scene a day. There are 24 scenes in the play. Our study will take 6 weeks.

Next, actors had to abide by the sumptuary laws even while performing on stage. Therefore the second a performer walked onto the stage the audience could tell their role in the play just by looking at the color of the costume. “The Material and Fabric also had a similar effect,” the audience could tell what class the character was in by the quality of their costume and also it gave important information on that individual’s role (Elizabethan Actors). “Queen Elizabeth I had to give actors special licenses” to wear upper class clothes to fit their character or position (Globe Theatre Costume). When nobility or upper class people would come to see a play they would say it was like a double fashion show. The fabric and color of a person’s garments represented different pieces of information about them and since clothing was part of society and law everyone knew what the color or material meant.

In UF’s production of The House of Atreus, the costumes aid the audience in discovering the role of characters in society, while characterizing their personalities and giving insight on the time period. This paper discusses two categories of characters in The House of Atreus, and Alyssa Couturier’s costume designs for them. The royalty featured mainly upstage, including the Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, Aegisthus, Cassandra, as well as larger groups, including the male chorus, female chorus, and the furies. Both categories had distinct choices made to differentiate them from other characters, but connect them to individuals in their group. Couturier used a wide array of materials and silhouettes to create striking scenes and give insight to dynamics of the play.

    Meant to cover up what is beneath it, masks can sometimes show one’s true self.  Shaped as a dove, Benvolio Montague’s mask represents peace. In Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio tries to keep the peace by saying, “Part, fools!/ Put up your swords. You know not what you do” (I.i.61-62). The peace between the two families has an utmost importance to Benvolio and he does anything to protect it. His integrity, one of Benvolio’s most prominent character traits, is what allows him to get in between the quarreling men to tell them fighting isn’t the answer. Another example of integrity is when Benvolio told Montague the truth, “Here were the servants of your adversary/ And yours, close fighting ere I did approach./ I drew to part