What Costumes and sets were used in romeo and juliet?

Answer 1

The Montague men wear Hawaiian shirts; the Capulet men dress in black. Juliet often has a Catholic schoolgirl look.

The costumes which the characters wear to the Capulet party are often significant. Romeo is a knight in shining armour, Juliet is an angel. Tybalt and his cronies dress as devils (they're obviously the bad guys). Capulet and his wife as befits the lords of this feast dress as a Roman Emperor and Cleopatra. Mercutio's cross-dressing costume might have something to do with his changeable, "mercurial" nature.

Answer 2

It totally depends on what production you are talking about. The play makes no reference whatsoever to clothing fashions. (Mercutio does talk about some fashions in language that were new at the time, especially the overuse of the word "very")

Answer 3

Every production is different. A number of productions use costumes from about 1480, but there is no real reason to do that. They can wear anything the director wants them to wear.

Answer 4

Every production uses different costumes and sets. Shakespeare did not give any direction how they should look, so they can be anything.