magic479209
he/him/hipster in his shakespeare era
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adding onto the fact that i am insane
Elisabeth from Elisabeth das Musical is La Mort from Romeo et Juliette
reasoning?
In Wie Du, Elisabeth is talking to her father about how she wants to go and explore the world and have all sorta of adventures, and going to Verona seems like enough of an adventure to me.
in Elisabeth's sort of postmortem scene, we see her in a white dress, thin and long. La Mort's dress almost looks like it if it was that dress, torn into pieces.
And if Elisabeth is Death's lover/wife/SO post musical, that probably means she absorbs some of his power to be able to kiss people into death, hand them weapons, reveal herself at will.
Specifically, la Mort's muteness and only being a dancer- she will only dance in death's sight (wenn ich tanzen will), so whenever any Veronese peeps see their deaths coming, she reveals herself (or in moments of intense suffering for Comment Lui Dire). Specific to Comment though, Mort is taking Benvolio's suffering and physically moving and stringing him up by it, which totally recalls die Schatten Werden Langer blocking with Rudolf and Tod to me.
Elisabeth's hair is also totally long and fabulous enough for all those hairdos. Her choreo also often obscures her and her face, which is a bit of a callback to Elisabeth always hiding her face with a fan, but that might be a stretch.
have some benvolio/mercutio being wolfstar variants: (and some james as romeo)
Imagine a fictional crossover where Bencutio and Wolfstar meet. It would be such a hilarious mess
is there a Romeo and Juliet fandom out there?? I need to be in it because holy moly I am so not normal about Juliet
If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.
finally dropping my modern au headcanons, sorry these might be ooc
PART ONE: The Montacrew!!
Romeo Montague
-extremely oblivious. dear god this man does Not get social cues
- massive animal crossing fan. He wil spend hours trying to get one Specific villager
-wanted to get his ears pierced w/ Mercutio and Benvolio but cried when he saw the needle
-big fear of needles
-actually really likes bugs and knows a lot about them
-straight + cis
Benvolio Montague
-the sane cousin
-fed up with romeo + mercutio's shit
-really likes fantasy novels
-works out pretty regularly, likely the strongest of the 3(uses his strength to pick Mercutio up like a cat and drag him away from fights)
-LOVES red dead redemption. The first time mercutio and romeo saw him cuss was at micah bell
-biromantic + agender(hasn't looked at pronouns yet so remains he/him)
-not much of an artist, but a BIG writer
-lwk unhinged but quiet about it
-touch adverse to everyone except mercutio
Mercutio Escalus
-VERY physically affectionate(especially with benvolio)
-used to date Tybalt(jokes about it sometimes)
-does work out, but can't gain muscle for the life of him(he's doing it wrong and refuses to change)
-doodles a lot, actually really good at art(cartoony artstyle)
-plays a litte bit of everything(her fav game is dress to impress and they WILL bully kids on it)
-genderfluid + panromantic(he/she/they!!)
Hello, tumblr user. Before you is a tumblr post asking you to name a female fictional character. You have unlimited time to tag a female character, NOT a male one.
Begin.
just some kind of romeo and juliet mulitverse and different mercutios meeting each other, don't ask, it was a random idea. i know those drawings are not super good, but well. it happens, they were mostly drawn in the middle of the night haha and also was that kind of drawn as an excuse to complain about the 2013 movie adaptation, cause I really don't like it? Maybe haha.
Heyy my Lucheni fandom where you at...
^Tybalt after he takes the forever brownie de weed or something like that
This has been sitting in my drafts literally for months OTL
Finally did a character lineup for Romeo & Juliet; did a lot of experimenting with this one but I’m happy with how it came out.
wake up babes ,
benvolio montague is Francis Forever coded. send post
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 🎉
okay yeah just uploading this one because milan van waardenburg slayed this so hard my jaw was on the damn floor. I thought his range was already impressive enough when I saw him as valjean in london but man oNE UPPED HIMSELF FIFTY TIMES.
[I have my full audio but I'm not trading it currently! Please do not share outside of tumblr!]
This won't be my last Benvolio drawing, that's like . a passionate baker telling you they don't bake anymore. , but I think it's so going to be my last mercutuo one please his hair pisses me off 😭😭
hamlet but claudius takes off his suit jacket after the play to reveal this while he's praying
"social anxiety fears YOU bro!" -my friend a few months back
thats it.
jd vance please visit my uncle next
yourr art of tybalt has RUINED ME i am ILL i am NOT OKAY how did one drawing get me hooked on this musical. i dont. even speak hungarian!!!!!
SZILIBALT HAS RUINED MEEEE
Always a pleasure to do my little propaganda. In all fairness résj is sooooooo good. They put crack in that production fr.
also if its any reassurance i do NOT speak hungarian either, which is really unfortunate considering my interests……….. sighhh
I could fix herrrr
i dont know why but it makes me laugh so much that in the 1968 movie, while romeo is yapping about how adorable he finds juliet, benvolio is just yapping with some guy in the background. he's just there. while romeo is spewing this iconic poetry.
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
★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)
Do I believe in love? No. I believe in Wolfstar. That’s different. That’s sacred. That’s biblical.
Rip Mercutio, you would’ve loved Madonna
Shakespeare memes I made cause I'm bored
★I think Merc and Jules would be pretty good friends if they ever met★
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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