The Nurse is a character from Romeo and Juliet ... a “man of wax”, meaning he is as handsome as a statue. At the end of the party, Juliet tells the Nurse about her feelings for Romeo and ...

Seeing "Romeo and Juliet" in Appalachian garb allows viewers, if they choose, to step back occasionally from the tragic romance and scrutinize a patriarchal society with a violent honor code.

At the beginning of the scene Romeo in his gondola sings to Juliet ... becomes the size of a giant (a novel effect). Juliet implores the statue of Madonna, which becomes animated, descends from ...