'Tis Pity She's a Whore Response

            If I had to make a poster for ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, I would start by picking out a color scheme.  I would use black, red, and white.  These colors together make a strong statement.  The black and white contrast each other very well, and the red symbolizes the violence that is constantly showing up in the play.  Three images that would spark interest on a poster could be a broken wine glass, a letter with blood drops on it, or a singular drop of blood.  A broken wine glass comes from the poisoned wine.  A letter with drops of blood on it would be Annabella’s letter to   Giovanni.  And lastly, the drop of blood would symbolize all of the bloodshed in the play.   I picked three quotes that I think would show a little bit about the play.  The first quote comes from Giovanni on page 668, he says, “After so many tears as we have wept, Let’s learn to court in smiles, to kiss, and sleep.”  I like this quote because it shows that the play deals with love and tragedy.  The only problem is that it makes the play seem hopeful, when in the end there is nothing to hope for.  The next quote comes from Soranzo on page 674, he says, “Love’s measure is extreme, the comfort, pain, the life unrest, and the reward disdain.”  The play is all about how love can drive people to do crazy things and I think this quote embodies that.  And lastly, I choose another quote from Soranzo that appears on page 676, he says, “You are past all rules of sense.”  This quote is probably my favorite for the poster because it describes how everyone is a little senseless.  Ultimately, I would give the poster a dark feel that still shows a little bit of the twisted love story it is trying to tell.