Blog #7

For the 10 main characters for Romeo and Juliet, we chose: Romeo - red heart, Juliet - white heart, Nurse - lantern, Friar - cross/crucifix, Tybalt - knife, Mercutio - alcohol bottle, Lord Capulet - stack of money, Lady Capulet - jewelry, Paris - gold brick, and Apothecary - drugs. Personally, I will change Apothecary to the prince - crown. I chose Romeo and Juliet because the story mainly talk about them. Nurse is Juliet's friend and the one who takes care of Juliet. Friar is the friend of Romeo and he helped Juliet to escape. Tybalt and Mercutio are also in the 10 main characters because without the death of them, Romeo would not be exiled. Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet are important because they were both strict on Juliet's marriage. Paris is also important because without him, Juliet would not escape from the marriage and leads to the death of her and Romeo. Prince exiles Romeo, so he is one of the main characters. In these characters, we did not put Benvolio and Romeo's parents. Because we think those characters do not make any big influence on Romeo and Juliet. For Romeo's parents, they do not care of Romeo.

For Romeo, we choose a red heart for him because he loved someone before, he killed Mercutio because Mercutio killed his friend. Juliet is a white heart because it shows that she is pure, never has a relationship with a man before. For Nurse we chose a lantern because she is the one who always lead Juliet, just like a lantern in the midnight. Friar is a crucifix because he is a friar in church. Tybalt gets a knife because he is the one who always wants to fight with others. Mercutio gets a alcohol bottle because he is sometimes crazy. Lord Capulets gets a stack of money because it shows his wealthy. Lady Capulet has jewelry because she is always luxurious. Paris has a gold brick because it shows his social class and how rich he is. Prince has a crown because he is the prince.

For Romeo and Juliet, it could have a heart pattern on their back to show that they fall in love. For nurse we can create a scene which Nurse carries a lantern and wait for Juliet to come back home. Friar always in the church so he could carry a crucifix. Tybalt has a knife when he fights with Mercutio. Mercutio could be drunk and with an empty alcohol bottle. For Lord Capulet, we can create a scene that he and his business partner has a deal and Lord Capulet takes out a lot of money. In order to show Lady Capulets is luxurious, she could show her rings or necklaces which have a lot of diamond or things on it. For Paris, he could tell Lord Capulet that he would gave him a lot of gold brick if Juliet marry with him. Prince can have a crown on his head to show he is a prince. These objects can clearly show each character's personality. So it is easy for people to know one's characteristics.

I think Joey could be Tybalt and Mercutio because he could show anger easily. Leslie could be the nurse, Juliet, or Lady Capulet because she is good at showing one's emotion. Jack could be Prince and Paris because I think he could show the righteousness of prince. For me, I think I could be the Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence. Because I think I could comfort people easily.