Picture It:

I'm not a huge fan of this ship, but I just wanted to show this for the Bencutio stans out there

2. Romeus-Juliet-Mercutio love triangle, Mercutio’s hand is cold, Romeus and Juliet make out

On Juliet’s beauty:

At length he saw a maid, right fair, of perfect shape, Which Theseus or Paris would have chosen for their rape.

“Girl so hot she could get it [The Rape(tm)]!!!” -wrote no one ever, not even the Elizabethans. (Arthur Brooke is an outlier that should not be counted).

On the other hand, this is no doubt how Shakespeare got the idea of naming Juliet’s suitor Paris. I can just see him just choking on this line and just going “this will be a Thing(tm) now, sorry not sorry.”

Fair Juliet turnéd to her chair with pleasant cheer And glad she was her Romeus approachéd was so near. And th’one side of her chair her lover Romeo, And on the other side there sat one called Mercutio; A courtier that each where was highly had in price, For he was courteous of his speech, and pleasant of device.

Friendly reminder that Mercutio was initially a courtier interested in Juliet (!!!!). I can’t believe you would have a character literally named Mercutio and not make him the charming, mercurial little shit fun friend the name clearly implies. Thanks, Shakespeare, 11/10 change.

Even as a lion would among the lambs be bold, Such was among the bashful maids Mercutio to behold. With friendly gripe he seized fair Juliet’s snowish hand: A gift he had that Nature have him in his swathing hand That frozen mountain ice was never half so cold, As were his hands, though ne’er so near the fire he did them hold.

Mercutio soundeth like a fuckboi here, re: negative imagery with the cold hand. Even the lion one sounds a little predatory, although it could be positive; lions usually are positive symbols for bravery.

As soon as had the knight the virgin’s right hand raught, Within her trembling hand her left hath loving Romeus caught.

Aaaannnnnd Mercutio and Romeo are now playing hand tug-a-war with Juliet *war flashbacks to the New Moon scene with Mike and Jacob holding out their palms for Bella to take in the darkened movie theater and Bella in the middle being like -.-* This narrative poem is so wild, man.

(Also, is it significant that Mercutio claimed her right hand, Romeus her left? Traditionally, left is the “evil” side; perhaps this poem actually favors Mercutio after all?)

When she had longéd long, and he long held his peace, And her desire of hearing him, by silence did increase, At last, with trembling voice and shamefast cheer, the maid Unto her Romeus turned herself, and thus to him she said: “O blessed be the time of thy arrival here:” But ere she could speak forth the rest, to her Love drew so near, And so within her mouth, her tongue gluéd fast, That no one word could ‘scape her more than what already past.

They stare at each other in awkward silence for a long moment, Juliet blurts out, “I’m so glad you’re here,” and then Romeus sticks his tongue down her throat. #romance

ok so I was doing some pose studies and it went pretty well so have modern au mercutio or smth

I can draw legs again 🎉

Do I believe in love? No. I believe in Wolfstar. That’s different. That’s sacred. That’s biblical.

Shakespeare memes I made cause I'm bored

i made this meme because of something kaz said the other day on facetime

enjoy

I think the sky is trying to say something? 🤔 👀 🏳️‍⚧️

I headcanon Mercutio has a giant bed (not even extra fancy or anything, just REALLY BIG) and bc of that he just has a bunch of pillows to fill up the space and its also extra comfortable so thats a bonus :)

The hyperfixation is hyperfixating right now, so I give you…

The Montacrew as random things I have in my notes app

Because why not

★R&J music taste!!★

★(Romeo)★

Romeo primarily listens to New Wave and punk rock, with his favorite artist and bands being David Bowie, The Psychedelic Furs, and Billy Idol!! along with that, he listens to songs from movies like the Rocky horror picture show and shock treatment. His music taste is very romantic and longing to me

Fave songs:

-Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)

-Love my way (The Psychedelic Furs)

-White Wedding (Billy Idol)

★(Juliet)★

Juliet listens to classic 70s rock, mostly mellow and slow tracks from artist like Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Blue Oyster Cult!! Her taste is really contemplative and slow, and her playlist consist of songs that she listens to when she’s drawing

Fave songs:

-Wish you were here (Pink Floyd)

-Moon Child (King Crimson)

-Sinful Love (Blue Oyster Cult)

★(Mercutio)★

Mercutio listens to a mix of funk, rock, and dance, listening to primarily Aerosmith, Red Bone, and Diana Ross!! His taste is fun and confident, and a lot of the songs in his playlist are used during performances

Fave songs:

- Last Child (Aerosmith)

- No one gets the prize (Diana Ross)

-Daddy Cool (Red Bone)

★(Benvolio)★

Benvolio is definitely a metal head and kind of goth(?) (only in music taste though) listening to 80s bands like Metallica, Black Sabbath and some Depeche Mode!! He has a loud and moody kind of sound, which is ironic since he’s actually really quiet and subdued

Fave songs:

-Iron Man (Black Sabbath)

-For Whom The Bell Tolls (Metallica)

- Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode)

★(Rosaline)★

Rosaline listens to a lot of Pop and pop rock, with her favorite artist being Cyndi Lauper, Kate Bush, and Blondie!! She has a very rustic sound

Fave songs:

-All Through The Night (Cyndi Lauper)

-Babooshka (Kate Bush)

- Heart of Glass (Blondie)

★(Tybalt)★

(finally he has more than 2 songs on his playlist yaaaaay!! I’m still figuring his music taste out, so please bear with me)

At the moment, Tybalt, similar to Juliet, primarily listens to 70s rock, primarily listening to Queen and The Rolling Stones!! He’s like the opposite of Juliet though, as his taste im music leans more towards a fast paced kind of sound. I feel like His music taste would be kind of sleazy and sensual

Fave songs:

-Killer Queen (Queen)

-2000 LightYears From Mars (The Rolling Stones)

-Stone Cold Crazy (Queen)

I saw a similar post like this on the Romeo and Juliet tag before and I really wanted to make something like it because I LOVE talking about their music taste, my friend @sloth-with-a-knife definitely inspired and helped in developing their sound (specifically with Juliet and Mercutio) and if you’re wondering why their music is mostly 70s and 80s songs it’s because the au takes place in the 80s!! (Primarily 1985-1986)