Lady Capulet and Juliet's Relationship in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet
Lady Capulet and Juliet’s relationship – film
By using camera shots, at the start of the scene Lady Capulet appears first and we are shown a close-up of Lady Capulet’s mouth, and her on the balcony shouting for Juliet. This shows that she is not very close with her daughter, as she never knows where she is. Then the sound portrays the contrast from loud, when Lady Capulet’s shouting, to quiet, when Juliet has her head in the bath to get away from the noise. This shoes that Juliet is more of a calm and collected person whereas her mother is fast and furious, this part also links in to when Romeo puts his head in the bowl of water later on in the film; this shows both children wanting to get away from their families and war between the houses.
The music also fits in with the fast movement of everybody moving round, which also describes the character of Lady Capulet to us as an unorganised person who leaves everything until last minute. Another way the contrast between Juliet and her mother is shown is by the cinematic device of costumes. Lady Capulet is running round in her garments with her robe open, supposing she can do what she likes even though it is un-ladylike, whereas Juliet has her robes closed. It shows how they are from the same background but yet so different.
Lady Capulet also displays being un-ladylike by using the cigar prop and smoking. Then when she blows the smoke out she chokes at Juliet’s response to marrying Paris, as it is so different to what her response would be. Another prop used is the magazine with Paris on the front, Lady Capulet’s facial expression changes when she looks at the photo of him, suggesting that she may like him herself. She then throws the magazine on the floor and stubs the cigarette out after she had just lit it, showing that she is a careless person.
The body language used in the film also shows the relationship between the two characters. Lady Capulet is stood up towering over Juliet who is sat on the bed,
By using camera shots, at the start of the scene Lady Capulet appears first and we are shown a close-up of Lady Capulet’s mouth, and her on the balcony shouting for Juliet. This shows that she is not very close with her daughter, as she never knows where she is. Then the sound portrays the contrast from loud, when Lady Capulet’s shouting, to quiet, when Juliet has her head in the bath to get away from the noise. This shoes that Juliet is more of a calm and collected person whereas her mother is fast and furious, this part also links in to when Romeo puts his head in the bowl of water later on in the film; this shows both children wanting to get away from their families and war between the houses.
The music also fits in with the fast movement of everybody moving round, which also describes the character of Lady Capulet to us as an unorganised person who leaves everything until last minute. Another way the contrast between Juliet and her mother is shown is by the cinematic device of costumes. Lady Capulet is running round in her garments with her robe open, supposing she can do what she likes even though it is un-ladylike, whereas Juliet has her robes closed. It shows how they are from the same background but yet so different.
Lady Capulet also displays being un-ladylike by using the cigar prop and smoking. Then when she blows the smoke out she chokes at Juliet’s response to marrying Paris, as it is so different to what her response would be. Another prop used is the magazine with Paris on the front, Lady Capulet’s facial expression changes when she looks at the photo of him, suggesting that she may like him herself. She then throws the magazine on the floor and stubs the cigarette out after she had just lit it, showing that she is a careless person.
The body language used in the film also shows the relationship between the two characters. Lady Capulet is stood up towering over Juliet who is sat on the bed,