In the movie of Romeo and Juliet I focused mainly on the statue that is depicted countless times during the movie. On either side of the statue are the two families; the Capulets and the Montagues. They are seperated by this statue (I believe is Christian origin) and the statue holds its two hands out, like a scale. A scale of right and reason, feud and peace, blood and healing. This statue was, in my opinion placed their intentionally by the director to show the balance and impurities between the two families. It is also the place where the Capulet and I believe Montague dead are buried. In this it shows that the two sides are at peace in the afterlife, buried together, and closer than they ever have been before; lying eternally next to eachother. It is also very ironic how Romeo and Juliet die inside/near the statue. They are both meeting in the center and they bring their families closer because of their love and death.
In Romeo and Juliet this statue and monument is a line between the two sides and seems to always watch over them. It may be judging their actions and watching over the familie's actions. I believe this statue represents a whole lot in the symbolism of the tale.
In conclusion I think that this monument represents a lot more than a stone collusus, and instead a guideline and line between the families that brings them together in the end, even though they take the casualty of two lovers who died in seemingless vain.
