#ophelia capulet

[peonyblossom]

Happy Pride from Edgewater Estate!!

thank you @rosefuckinggenius for this beautiful artwork of my Desire & Decorum couple Ophelia and Annabelle!!

for @choicespride

[rorygilmoreh4ter]

specific things in literature things i think about often pt 1/?

-basil’s love for dorian

-david and giovanni

-francis abernathy

-juliet capulet and her sense of agency

-laertes’s and ophelia’s relationship

-clive durham dooming the narrative for himself

-neil perry playing puck

[formulaheart]

there is something to be said about the parallels between benvolio of romeo and juliet and horatio of hamlet. something about them both spending the whole play attempting to break up/prevent unnecessary fights and keep the peace. something about both of them supporting their best friend(s) even when they're acting crazy and trying to protect them. something about both of their best friends being reckless, as if they have nothing to lose. something about how the last scene they have with their best friends, its horatio begging hamlet not to fight laertes because something is off and he's in danger, and benvolio begging mercutio to get off the street because he's bound to get into a brawl and get hurt. something about how their best friends both died in their arms in the end despite all their best efforts to save them, and left them alone to tell the tale.

[myclutteredbookshelf]

Let's save a doomed Shakespearean heroine from the narrative!

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[hamliet]

what do you think of hamlet and juilet as characters? what is their purpose and role in the story?

Oh boy, two of my favorites! In case my usename wasn't a tell haha. Here's something I wrote in the past.

Apparently they both have "whiney teen" reputations now? They're both not. At all.  

Juliet is a teenage girl who has grown up in a war zone and comes alive with love. She, like Romeo, chooses to focus on love when they've only known bloodshed. Like, they are brave kids, not whiney cowards. 

I've written a lot on her; she's one of my favorite characters in all of literature. She's a deliberate deconstruction of the idealized woman of the literary day, the character who changes the most in the play, and her faithfulness and loyalty are stated over and over again, including in the play's closing lines, to be her defining characteristics. That she's reduced to a flighty, insecure needs-a-man, hysterical image is textually wrong. Juliet is That Girl. 

Also, unlike every other Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and especially Juliet die as the best versions of themselves, not as a parody of what they started out as like, say, Othello or Hamlet...

Ah, Hamlet. I love him for how tragic his arc is--to go from someone who is trying his best in horrible circumstances to still be a good person and honor those he loves to being someone who has unwittingly helped destroy everyone he loves, and become the murderer he desperately didn't want to be.

Hamlet is a college-aged kid who comes back over break to find his dad is dead and his mom married his uncle. Idk about you but I think that'd give anyone a complex. Not to mention his source of comforts all turn on him (except Horatio); two of his school friends spy on him, and his girlfriend is ordered by her dad to play it cool instead of, you know, be there for him. He wouldn't have needed a ghost to end up in a mental health crisis contemplating "to be or not to be."

Despite it all, he still wants to slow down and think. He doesn't want to do the wrong thing. Problem is he delays too long--because he does not want to be a murderer--and when he does act, it's sloppy and he murders the father of the girl he loves by mistake.  

But lest you think I'm throwing anyone under the bus, I'm not... well, besides Claudius, Polonius who is a bad dad, and Rozencrantz and Guildenstern who were bad friends. Hamlet's mom and girlfriend though? 

Gertrude's decision to marry Claudius--while Shakespeare never gets into her interior world, there are a few possibilities and they mostly looks terrible and contradictory. The Ghost accuses Gertrude of adultery before his murder thanks to the hasty elopement, but never accuses her of murder and even tells Hamlet to "leave her to Heaven." If Gertrude really was cheating, then she willingly marries someone she has to know is a murderer (unless she's beyond dumb).

Or, let's think pragmatically according to the day. If Gertrude had not married Claudius instantly (most probably she seduced him), how long do we think she and Hamlet would stay alive? Because Hamlet's existence is a threat to Claudius's reign even by Denmark's elective monarchy of the day (plus he was abroad when the murder happens). By marrying Claudius Gertrude may be literally trying to save herself and her son--only issue is, no one sees it like that, and how to explain that to her son, who's been raised in a patriarchal society? 

Ophelia doesn't have much choice, either. Women's sexuality being considered "property" of a man is very much at play as a motif in the play, and given the implications (pretty strong, I'd say) that Hamlet and Ophelia were indeed sleeping together, their hands were pretty tied. Ophelia pulling back (essentially ghosting him, heh) confuses him especially when he's at his most vulnerable, and then he hits her where she's most vulnerable: all his insults to her are sexually charged, essentially accusing her of not being a virgin, when in reality she probably isn't because of him. And that's before he kills her father by mistake. Once Hamlet murders Polonius, Ophelia also has to deal with the fact that she's probably never getting married to anyone, ever. No wonder she also goes insane.

Hamlet laments that Denmark is all corrupted at the start of the play, and the royal court of Elsinore most of all. Which it is, and unfortunately he cannot escape this corruption.

[cakemadeofbacon]

Sorry i only like women characters “What about -“ she’s a girl

[idkaguyorsomething]

¡So many people that are so terrible for each other! ¡Explain who you voted for and why in the tags!

[urgayoldercousinmags]

Are you reading anything if you are what and how is it going

first of all thx for the ask i appreciate the boredom remedy

and i just finished a book called Enter The Body by Joy McCullough!!! its about the women in shakespeare's most famous works taking back their stories and telling them the way they want them to be told.

it was described as "Entrancing, fiercely feminist," by Shelf Awareness, which i think really sums it up.

There are only 3 stories retold, (Ophelia, Juliet, and Cordielia) but many other of shakespeare's girls are present

the girls all have dialogue with each other in play format, and they each retell their stories in verse

overall its very beautiful and a rec from my ride or die, so i fully recommend.

anyways, thanks again kailee bc this was rlly good ams you should read it!!!!

[charliewrites99]

University Life of Shakespearian Characters [Chapter 1]

Continuation of my story Shakespearian Life of a University Student.

I took some characters from different plays and put them together in a university setting.

[thebisexualwreckoning]

If anyone ever wonders about what im like in real life just know that instead of studying for my math exam I am reading Ophelia/Juliet fanfiction despite the fact I've read Romeo and Juliet all of once in my entire life and have never even touched a copy of Hamlet

[peonyblossom]

Meet My MC - Ophelia Parsons Capulet

Book: Desire & Decorum Name: Ophelia Parsons Capulet Pronouns: she/her Sexuality: Sapphic Birthday: November 2, 1795 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 5’6” Love Interest: Annabelle Parsons

Just the basics for now, but might add more at some point! Feel free to send any asks about her :-)

[deathless--aphrodite]

Jaime + daughters

Jaime II, ASOS / Neil Hilborn, For Henry, Who Has Just Died / Charles Edward Hallé, The two paths / Jaime V, ASOS / Richard Wilbur, The Writer / Louis Émile Adan, Elegant ladies at rest beside a pond / Silas Denver Melvin, love as an act of merciful conquer / Frederick Leighton, The Reconciliation of the Montages and Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet / Jaime I, ADWD / Richard Siken, The Torn-up Road / Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, Idylls of the King / Jaime VII, AFFC / Eavan Boland, Daughters in Poetry / Hugues Merle, Hamlet and Ophelia / Sansa VI, ACOK / Sharon Olds, Ode of Girls’ Things / John Everett Millais, The Princes in the Tower / Robert Frost, A Girl’s Garden / Adolph Menzel, Blind Man's Bluff

[faeriemarie]

introducing my newest fame dr🌷🌷

name: [ cr name ] eunjae baudelaire

birthday: december 29th, 1995

known languages: english, korean, welsh, french, italian

occupation: uni student, actress, stop-motion animator

best friends: lisa giuliani, jessica lee, jack farthing, lucy boynton

significant other: josh o’connor

movies:

the french dispatch as juliet

emma (2019) as harriet smith

my salinger year as joanna rakoff

romeo & juliet (2021) as juliet capulet

parachute as riley

writer & director of the dollmaker’s daughter

shows:

doctor who as clara oswald

and then there were none as vera

poldark as morwenna carne

end of the f-ing world as alyssa

sanditon as charlotte heywood

theatre productions:

hamlet as ophelia

the crucible as abigail

carrie as carrie

a little night music as anne

our town as emily webb

the glass menagerie as laura

animated short films:

angel! wild! superstar!

la comedienne

fishboy

louise

clothing style:

aesthetic:

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this dr is very near and dear to my heart because i’m using my cr name and my cr face and my cr personality even though i hate my personality. this dr is closest to the cr version of me and i’m trying to grow more comfortable with that

[theghostparty]

Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour - Redesign - 2024

To understand my completely unnecessary desire to redesign a musical that is over twenty years old, you have to understand that Romeo et Juliette is my Roman Empire. Long explanation under the break.

I wanted this design to be an homage in the silliest way possible.

I really leant into the sensibilities of original costume designer Dominique Borg, who used contemporary colour and technique and applied it to historical (or pseudo-historical) silhouettes.

Broadly, I wanted the Montagues to feel English in their shapes--Elizabethan doublets, high necklines, and ruffs, in homage to Shakespeare and the source text. They're all leather, denim, silver hardware--a little bit punk with status.

The Capulets would be deeply Italian Renaissance in their silhouettes, in reference to the setting of the play. They're all velvets, lace, chiffon, satins, and gold hardware--giving them an airiness of the Mediterranean while still allowing some drape here and there.

I wanted each family to have a slightly more broad palette than most versions afford them--which is why the Montagues have a smattering of green and magenta while the Capulets play with some soft yellows and lavenders.

The ball scene is largely Arthurian in inspiration--just because I took the idea of "what would the 1500s consider vintage and costume-y in the same way we think of the Victorian era" and ran away with it. There's also some silly Y2K nonsense because I rewatched the "On dit dans la rue" music video and thought "What if the Capulets threw this big Arthurian affair with full elegance and the Montagues cobbled together some gay club outfits circa 1998 fits out of a suit of armour."

FINALLY, I wanted Roméo and Juliette to take on elements of each other's family's style and colours for the end of the play--because to be loved is to be changed.

So here is a breakdown of my choices for each of the looks.

Un Jour: Here we see Roméo in his base look. It's a two-tone patent leather double with multiple zipper details. The peplum is criss-crossed zippers. The wings over the shoulder seams are edged with zipper teeth. The ruff detail at the neckline is also edged with zipper teeth. He has along zipper across the front of his boot like he's trying to be the next Sailor Moon. I don't know y'all. I went a little feral with trying to figure out all the places I could put zippers in.

Juliette is the most juvenile looking in Un Jour. I imagine that in this scene, she's being dressed by her family instead of her own volition.

She's in an asymmetrical, empire-waisted gown that is likely a brocaded or printed silk. Her chemise is a sheer lavender georgette or chiffon that peaks through the lacing at the shoulders and along the upper arms. She has a velvet choker and velvet belt and a heavily stoned velvet headband. Her hairstyling (it would have to be a wig, it would be NUTS to not make this a wig) is an homage to the open-weave Juliet caps that were similar to nets worn in the period on hair. Italy was, fun fact, one of the few countries where women didn't cover their hair during the renaissance.

L'amour heureux: As I explained above, Roméo's outfit is so silly. The wrap around glasses. The one arm of armour. The sheer, stoned period shirt. The gold brocade on the trousers. The pearl earring. The many, unnecessary belts. Bless this mess. It's also a cheeky little nod to Baz Lurhmann's Romeo + Juliet.

Juliette is, ostensibly, cosplaying as Guinevere or Lady Macbeth or Ophelia or any number of Middle Ages women. The ball is the Capulet's opportunity to really sell their daughter as marriage material so I wanted the look to feel bridal, hence the veil. I wanted to give reference to exaggerated surcote sleeves without actually doing them, hence the sleeve-into-glove and bow detailing with trails down to the floor. There is also a hint of yellow chemise underneath, which is actually just her Le balcon look underdressed for ease of the quick change (yes, I did think about this.) The dress is velvet with one panel of lace in-set into the underskirt. The bows are satin-face organza.

Le balcon: Romeo would change into his base again (during Le Poète). Juliette is in a simple yet totally impractical sheer chemise + slip combo. I wanted this soft yellow for this sequence because I always think about the lines "O she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" and "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?/It is the east and Juliet is the sun" when it comes to describing her. The chemise would likely be a chiffon, while the slip would be silk.

Aimer: I say this with my whole chest--I hate how they changed the palette for Aimer in the 2010 production. I want my lovers soft and angelic and matching in this moment of union. Here we see a bit more of Romeo's lace shirt--his sleeves are laced like Juliette's in the first look. His doublet, trouser, boot combo are off-white leather in homage to the original production. Juliette's dress has a similar train length to her ball look (again, bridal) and we see the neckline creep up into a ruff (Elizabethan, rather than Italian). Lots of sheer net and lace with cream bridal satin as a skirt. Tiered sleeves. A little circlet on her head.

Le poison: Honestly? Just wanted her to have another outfit change before her death dress as a transitional choice. There's so much more of the purple in this look because it's going to take us into the blue elements of the final dress.

La mort de Roméo/Juliette: Again. To be loved is to be changed. Juliette has a dropped waistline, a high neckline and ruff, and a heart shaped cut-out detail (see: boob window). She's straight up in blue, and all the sweet and soft pinks of her youth are gone. Romeo has lost his high neckline, ruff, wins, and peplum in favour of a shorter Italian silhouette. He's asymmetrical (a call-back to Juliette's asymmetry) and all the edging detail is done in red. Mantua as a setting is patchworked, torn, and dirty, so I imagine the doublet is pieced together from scraps of jersey (so it's drippy and sad and hangs off him in a lovely manner).

[longitudinalwaveme]

The Worst Shakespearean Parent Poll, Part 2

This poll is considerably shorter than the last one, for a few reasons:

A surprising number of Shakespearean mothers are actually good at being mothers (e.g., Hermione, Lady Macduff, Mistress Page, etc.)

An even larger proportion of Shakespearean mothers are dead (e.g., Ophelia's mother, Desdemona's mother, King Lear's wife, Hero and Beatrice's mothers, Rosalind's mother, etc., etc., etc.) These mothers may have been good or bad, but there's no way to tell, so they're obviously not going to be on the poll.

Of Shakespeare's female villains, two (Goneril and Regan) have never had children, two (Queen Tamora and Queen Margaret from the Henriad) are fairly good mothers even if they're terrible to people who aren't their children, and one (Lady Macbeth) has no children during the events of the play. Lady Macbeth does claim that she would bash her baby's brains out at one point, but as her child is obviously no longer alive and she's making this claim during a heightened argument with Macbeth, I don't think that it's fair to put her on the poll for that. So over half of Shakespeare's female villains don't even qualify.

Which of these Shakespearean mothers would you least like to have in your family?