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Friar Laurence: 
"Romeo & Juliet"
Often mistaken for a helpful, holy man, his actions do not stand up under scrutiny. He lies, deceives and manipulates, and in his fear and weakness he betrays and abandons Juliet. Lacking
in moral and/or religious convictions, he turns to potions, as seen in his hands, instead of being direct and honest. The clouded gray background shows his cowardice and subversiveness, covered by monastic windows . The prison stripes on the floor suggest his obeisance to the ruling class. The dark robe signifies his shadowy secrets. His cowl is cold, steel blue like his heart. The omen of death trims the cowl, robe and sleeves and the black shroud hangs over his arm. His visage is stealthy and surreptitious.
"Let's face it...the Monk is a punk and half-baked friar!"
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Gertrude:
 "Hamlet"
A lustful Queen, without scruples. Royal pomp and luxury is quite her
thing, as confirmed by the heavy, ornate crown; purple skirt with its
prominent crest, and opulent flowing robes. Her blue-green bodice
betrays her vanity, trimmed in passion. The veils, horizontally
striped, are the brand of wantons & strumpets. The regal pendant
hangs on a black cord of doom. Her sash of greed and vanity is
decorated with peacock 'eyes'. She holds the fatal goblet, intended
for her son, Hamlet, but which unknowingly quenches her thirst
and life. Her sensuous face is sad and full of foreboding. Marrying
the murderer of one's husband..."Well, it's dirty! Gertie, what
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Hamlet:  "Hamlet"
A literary and psychiatric enigma, he could fit into ANY
category, but he is first and above all a Lover. He loved life with a
passion. The blue background marks his integrity but the barred,
ominous castle stands as a threat. His intense, sensitive face is
focus in contemplation on the point of the fatal dagger. his sleeve,
tho of goodness, is covered with arrows of revenge and cuffed in
black. His jerkin of truth is buttoned in sincerity and belted in
constancy. The black and white stitches: hope and despair. The doublet
is collared in friendship-green and red desire. The black fool's cape
of mortality covers a mantle divided into hate and intrigue, behind a
quartered shield, marked by a black crown, his fatal legacy; the heart
of truth, and opposing diagonals, symbolizing his split personality
and inner conflicts. Hamlet, the Lon Chaney of Shakespeare: Lover,
Fool, Prince, Fated-One, Evil-Doer, Truth-Teller and Good-Person.
Farewell, sweet Prince, and fear not...they'll NEVER psyche you
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Horatio:  "Hamlet"
Hamlet's truest friend, he personifies goodness as well as the other fine human attributes of wisdom, intelligence, loyalty and noble ness. The blue hat and shirt signify his
constancy; the olive green ground, his friendship and the yellow shawl his honesty. His earthy jacket is belted by a strong will. The vertical stripes on his jacket and pants indicate his uprightness. The red sleeve of passion with the wide black band marks his mourning the loss of Hamlet. The book shows his wisdom. His head is turned surveying the past. He is the one elected to perpetuate the tragic tale.
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