#Prince Escalus

[saltavenegar]

Still thinking about her (Rómeó és Júlia)

[dailymercutio]

day 22: The outfit feels a little pretentious

[ehhgg-art]

mercutio sketches for nostalgia’s sake (+ his brother and the prince). always thought it was a shame nobody drew valentine, but i’m a mercutio enthusiast so it’s no surprise i care about the details of his life lol

[dailystillstarcrossed]

Still Star-Crossed Six-Year Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, July 29 to Monday, July 31, 2023

The most epic period drama ended too soon on July 29, 2017. To commemorate the anniversary, we're hosting an event to inspire fan content centered on why we loved this show. That content can include anything, such as gifs, graphics, fanart, videos, text posts, fic, etc. Run wild.

Here's a list of prompts to inspire you, but know that anything SSC related counts:

Favorite Character || Favorite Ship || Favorite Dynamic || Favorite Family || Favorite Episode || Favorite Quote(s)

Trope(s) || Alternate Fandom || What if? || Role-Swap || Time Travel || How the show should have ended/continued

Song || Color || Scenery || Costumes || Free Choice!

Please tag #dailystillstarcrossed in your posts so we can find and reblog them :)

[gravesdiggers]

From Deadline.com: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to new pop musical franchise Verona’s Romeo & Juliet, which will have a wide release on Valentine's Day, 2025.

Yep, franchise, so there's a chance we'll be seeing Rupert's Prince Escalus - and maybe even hearing him sing! - in more than one film!

[canvas-madness-txc]

Rip Prince Escalus, you would've loved the mute button on Zoom

[spindlesaurus-rex]

I mean also thinking about it I just think we all deserve more adaptations where Escalus is played as increasingly furious and barely leashed.

Like the rocking motion that extra metrical beat gives to:

‘I have an interest in your heart’s proceedings

My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding’

Played as more broken and angry and the rhyme hitting those hissing screeching ‘ee’ sounds rather than the kind of calm control many give him and then the return to pentameter in the next two lines:

‘But I’ll amerce you with so strong a fine

That you shall all repent that loss of mine’

Where the actor absolutely hammers the consonants and the metrical regularity as a kind of leashing of this rocking rage. BUT it can only be temporary because then he returns to the extra foot with ‘I shall be deaf to pleading and excuses’ and don’t tell me that’s coincidence because he could have used ‘excuse’ GAH I love it so much.

And then by the end, just a bit broken. Like his metrical security is not so much a reflection of certainty as a kind of rote proclamation, a return of the Prince to power as he has not been within the play, but the cost is so damn high.

I just think it would be fun to have a really visibly disturbed Escalus.

[montygatorguy]

to make up for being sad on my last post. prince escalus receiving a letter with “uncle” written on the envelope and him being so, so excited when he finds out may is getting married

[random-krab]

Edited because I missed somethings

I feel like this is obvious but a lot of people don't mention how other than the Nurse the Montague and Capulets are symmetrical

There is obviously Lady Montague and Capulet and Lord Capulet and Montague but they also each have one child those being Romeo and Juliet respectfully as well as one Nephew whose parents aren't in the picture apparently, but you know Prince escalus the neutral party in the feud both of his nephews are divided with the family's respectfully. There is one small thing I forgot to mention, Rosaline. Where does she fall into this? Neither it's only ever mentioned that she is a Capulet but seemingly doesn't live with the Capulets as we never see her she is only mention 14 times so what's up with her? (Also no I am not watching that stupid movie on Hulu. I refuse)

[crazyfortheclassics]

Some poorly collected old Romeo and Juliet doodles

[stratfordsandthestars]

thing is i knew there was a cliffhanger when i started still star-crossed and i still tortured myself by watching it anyway 🤭 i must hate myself. please tell me someone has written a continuation fic for it i beg 😭

[dailymercutio]

Can we, per chance, see Escalus family portrait? (The Prince, your brother, Paris, and, of course, you yourself)

All of you are just too handsome not to be on one painting!

Day 33: 🎶Memories🎶

We tried getting a family portrait done when we were younger but for some reason we never tried again

[mercutiosblog]

one of you lovely people suggested that I get benvolio flowers and buy the prince a little gift. I like that idea, and 'tis not even stupid like I'd suggested – thank ye!

[canvas-madness-txc]

Escalus: Look, I don't want Mercutio to die. You don't want Mercutio to die. Let's work together to make sure Mercutio doesn't die.

Benvolio: Fantastic plan, prince, but have you ever fucking met Mercutio?

[spindlesaurus-rex]

Today, my tutee hit me with this banger while discussing Romeo and Juliet.

‘Imagine if the Prince had decided to get revenge for Mercutio rather than justice’

And now I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT

Like what would it look like? Martial Law? How would it affect his speech? Does he take both Montague and Capulet into custody? Does he have them killed? Does he return to the promise from his first speech that ‘your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace’

I actually think he would be terrifying. I think he would maintain his metrical solidity and it would be chilling. I think Benvolio would try to get him for clemency and be denied with absolute pentametric certainty and repeating images from that first speech. Fire, sickness, bloodied hands, men, beasts …

I … I might have to write this