Romeo and Juliet - A Dreamcast
The Most Excellet and Lamentable Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
Ruling House of Verona
James Marsden as Count Paris
Paris is a kinsman of Escalus, the ruling Prince of Verona, who wishes to marry Juliet.
He is described as handsome, somewhat self-absorbed, and very wealthy.
Orlando Bloom as Mercutio
Mercutio is another kinsman of Escalus, and a friend of Romeo.
Mercutio is one of Shakespeare's most popular characters. He is very moody and can be given to sudden outbursts of temper, one of which sets a key plot development in motion.
Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace,
Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,--
Will they not hear? What, ho! you men, you beasts,
That quench the fire of your pernicious rage
With purple fountains issuing from your veins,
On pain of torture, from those bloody hands
Throw your mistemper'd weapons to the ground,
And hear the sentence of your moved prince.
Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,
Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets,
And made Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partisans, in hands as old,
Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate:
If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
For this time, all the rest depart away:
You Capulet; shall go along with me:
And, Montague, come you this afternoon,
To know our further pleasure in this case,
To old Free-town, our common judgment-place.
Once more, on pain of death, all men depart.
House of Capulet
Cate Blanchett as Lady Capulet
Capulet's wife is the matriarch of the house of Capulet.ù and Juliet's mother.
She plays a larger role than Montague's wife, appearing in several scenes.
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey as Juliet
Juliet is the 13-year-old daughter of Capulet, and the play's female protagonist.
She demonstrates her obedience and lack of experience in the world, outlining herself as inexperienced and in many ways dependent on her parents and nurse. Juliet has no interest in becoming a wife and the mother of Paris's children.
Of course, Juliet's mind on the matter changes within a few minutes of meeting Romeo.
Tom Hiddleston as Tybalt
Tybalt is a cousin of Juliet, and the nephew of Capulet's wife.
He's a skilled swordsman who serves as the principal antagonist. Tybalt is angered by the insult of Romeo and Benvolio's uninvited presence at the ball in the Capulets' home.
His last appearance is in act 3 scene 1 where Mecurtio insults Tybalt and ends up fighting with him. Tybalt kills Mecurtio but due to Mecurtio's death Romeo rages and kills Tybalt, this resulted in Romeo's banishment.
Bryce Dallas Howard as The Nurse
The Nurse is Juliet's personal attendant and confidante.
She is one of the few people, along with Friar Laurence, to be made aware of the blossoming romance between Romeo and Juliet.
Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie,
And young affection gapes to be his heir;
That fair for which love groan'd for and would die,
With tender Juliet match'd, is now not fair.
Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,
Alike betwitched by the charm of looks,
But to his foe supposed he must complain,
And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks:
Being held a foe, he may not have access
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear;
And she as much in love, her means much less
To meet her new-beloved any where:
But passion lends them power, time means, to meet
Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.
House of Montague
Nicole Kidman as Lady Montague
Montague's wife is the matriarch of the house of Montague, and the mother of Romeo and aunt of Benvolio.
She is very protective of her son Romeo and is very happy when Benvolio tells her that Romeo was not involved in the brawl that happened between the Capulets and Montagues.
When Romeo was banished his mother was heartbroken and then she died.
Ben Barnes as Romeo
Romeo is the son of Montague, and the play's male protagonist.
In the beginning of the play, Romeo pines for an unrequited love, Rosaline. To cheer him up, his friends Benvolio and Mercutio take him to the Capulets' celebration in disguise, where he meets and falls in love with the Capulets' only daughter, Juliet. Later that night, he and Juliet meet secretly and pledge to marry, despite their families' long-standing feud. They marry the following day, but their union is soon thrown into chaos by their families.
Romeo's final words were "Thus with a kiss I die".
Eddie Redmayne as Benvolio
Benvolio is Romeo's cousin and best friend.
He serves as an unsuccessful peacemaker in the play, attempting to prevent violence between the Capulet and Montague families.
Matthew MacFadyen as Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar, and is Romeo's confidant.
When Romeo requests that the Friar marry him to Juliet, he is shocked, because only days before, Romeo had been infatuated with Rosaline, a woman who did not return his love. Nevertheless, Friar Laurence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet in the attempt to end the civil feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
He tries to help the two lovers get back together using a death-emulating potion to fake Juliet's death.
A glooming peace this morning with it brings;
The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head:
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished:
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
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