"That’s all, folks…"
Overall, this version of Romeo and Juliet is Lighter and Softer than it’s predecessor. However, this version manages to add a fair bit of Nightmare Fuel not present in the original.- The Apothecary. Whilst he is just as humorous as every other character in the play, he is shown to be one of the more malevolent people in Verona. Not much is known about him, other than the fact he sells poison to Romeo during his Despair Event Horizon, and that what makes him so scary. Nothing is truly known about him. Granted, he takes off his mask when selling the poison, but he has the exact same face as the unnamed party goer from the party scene and part of the Gregory and Sampson duo during the opening due to being played as the same actor as them. He is essentially Nothing Is Scarier personified.
- There’s also the fact that he comes in directly after Romeo declares that he travel the land to find The Apothecary (and he comes in playing the guitar no less). For all we know, The Apothecary could have been stalking Romeo and deliberately profiting off of his newfound suicidal tendencies.
- Not to mention the Fridge Horror present in the point above. If The Apothecary deliberately sold poison to Romeo at his lowest moment, who else has he done this with?
- There’s also the fact that he comes in directly after Romeo declares that he travel the land to find The Apothecary (and he comes in playing the guitar no less). For all we know, The Apothecary could have been stalking Romeo and deliberately profiting off of his newfound suicidal tendencies.
- Lord Capulet is no slouch in this department either. Despite being extremely comical, he is a surprisingly horrible character when looked beyond his comedic drunken party dad exterior.
- For starters, he is an absolutely terrible father to Juliet. He is extremely absent from her life, he doesn’t care about her wants or needs, and whenever they do interact, it’s usually about the wedding to Paris. Speaking of, he states to both Lady Capulet and Paris that Juliet needs to leave his house, despite the fact that she’s 14 years old. That’s right, Lord Capulet was willing to kick out Juliet from his house, in spite of the fact that she’s a teenager, and thus still entitled to live with her parents, just because she was supposedly “freeloading”. Father of the year, ladies and gentlemen.
- Then there’s the scene where he decides to throw a rager for, in his own words, “hot daughter”. That line alone has some extremely creepy connotations about his relationship with Juliet.
- There’s also the implication that he just can’t be bothered to raise Juliet, since he’s more busy partying than raising his own daughter.
- For starters, he is an absolutely terrible father to Juliet. He is extremely absent from her life, he doesn’t care about her wants or needs, and whenever they do interact, it’s usually about the wedding to Paris. Speaking of, he states to both Lady Capulet and Paris that Juliet needs to leave his house, despite the fact that she’s 14 years old. That’s right, Lord Capulet was willing to kick out Juliet from his house, in spite of the fact that she’s a teenager, and thus still entitled to live with her parents, just because she was supposedly “freeloading”. Father of the year, ladies and gentlemen.
