Romeo and Juliet 

There are many themes to Romeo and Juliet that I wanted to focus on and show through parts of the set. I researched different themes and symbolism that appear in the play and connected them to different set pieces. 1. The empty spaces on the turntable give Romeo and Juliet space to be alone without worry of their family and the rivalries. These safe spaces are also accompanied by painted roses, which symbolize love and also appear in multiple places throughout the set. 2. The scattered structures on the turntable represent the disorganized feeling of Romeo and Juliet, especially since the play happens over a course of only five days. The characters in the play are disorganized and they act without thinking. 3. The contrast of the pointy and sharp structures compared to the curvy and soft structures represent the difference of Romeo and Juliet's love verses their family rivalry. It also shows the sudden turn of events in the play from a more soft, comedic mood to a tragedy filled plot. 4. The roses that appear throughout the structures represent both love and tragedy. The thorns that appear on the set represent the tragedy in their love as well as the forbiddenness to it. They try and work out and be in love but the family rivalries keep them apart. 5. The cracks that appear in the structures represent the unstableness of the relationships in the play. For example, Juliet was never super close to her parents and after falling in love with Romeo it detaches Juliet from her parents much further than before due to the hate between the Capulets and the Montagues. 6. The clocktower symbolizes multiple themes that appear in the play. Time is a huge deal in this play because of how quick everything happens. The constant ticking of the clock hands represent that fast time as well as Romeo and Juliet’s time running out. The cracks and chunks taken out of the clocktower represent the damaged relationships in the play along with the unstableness of everything.