School Tests Become So Easy When One Hyperfixes On The Source Material.

My hot take of the day is that a loooot of the “twists” people add to performances of Romeo and Juliet are actually just Troilus and Cressida.

“I’m staging R+J but the central conflict has actual political implications, it’s not just a pointless feud” That’s Troilus and Cressida.

“R+J but they’re both adults” so, Troilus and Cressida.

“We’re adding a queer romance to R+J” like the one in Troilus and Cressida?

“R+J, but with a bigger ensemble cast” Troilus and C-

because i get so much marauders text content and because lowkey everyone has the same dynamic (james is romeo, remus is ben, sirius is mercutio, lily is juliet, snape is tybalt) you can READ the text content witH DIFFERENT NAMES and get DOUBLE FANDOM CONTENT because theyre LOWKEY THE SAME

like everyone still dies at twenty because of a miscommunication. its okay.

can somebody please talk to me about the parallels between bencutio and wolfstar

like not only is it a similar dynamic but THEY ALSO LOOK THE SAME i swear

If I had a nickel for every time Ben Cook smacked someone with a rolled up newspaper in a musical, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

that feeling when children make fanart of you as the tin man

i feel it's important to share that

these were made by first graders

this is my actual costume:

thabk you :)

The reaction of the Danish after seeing milions of warriors, all wielding weapons made entirely out of garlic bread, & riding dragons, fly in & attack Copenhagen.

Juliet & Romeo | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 9

HOLD MY BLOOMERS, THIS IS NEW!!! ROMEO AND JULIET? (Pardon JULIET AND ROMEO?) MUSICAL? Some powerhouses actors are there too? Well, mark me up with a rapier, I'll be watching this for sure!!!

Uh lil collage thing/aesthetic moodboard I made, a few months ago, of Mercutio when I got cast as him-

Which reminds me I have to yet design/make what terot cards he will have on stage,,, I should get on that

And I need to ask Paris‘ actor where the heck he wants to get 4 siegelringe from qwq for the prince, paris, mercutio and valentine

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

Im sorry, im so sorry I’ll see myself out, goodbye

Can we stop treating Benvolio like the little child in the Montacrew™️?

Pls.

I can agree w/ the fact that Ben is more rational than the others in the group but he can be levelheaded and still want to get into shenanigans with his friends. He’d just perfect there to be no property damage.

He’s still a little shit along with the rest of them and we love him :).

(Is this influenced by my friend and I’s reading of Benvolio and the rest of the crew? Yes absolutely but there is textual basis for it as well which I could get into, nonetheless this is still my own interpretation and by no means the only way to view the character. I just wanted to bring up an odd trend I was seeing with the disconnect between Ben and his actions along with the rest of the group :D.)

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