was complimented with sad music. This same scene, entitled DEATH, preceded her suicide. In conclusion, color and music was a major tone setter of the Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe. Though the artists have different themes to their masterpieces, they use some of the same methods to get their point across. The artists had different motives when the theme came to mind. Frith had a serious issue that initiated his creative outburst. Marriage was the theme at hand when one looks at the painting. But there was an underlying theme- social separation- as well. Millais’ piece shows the attempted conspiracy cover up by the young woman. And finally, Gonzalez tells the “behind closed doors” story of Marilyn Monroe. Gonzalez, Millais, and Frith accurately used wardrobe to express time period. Marilyn Monroe wore the white dress she that she was known to wear. The man was in a classical suit that would be associated with the nineteenth century in Frith’s For Better or For Worse. In addition, the young woman is wearing a traditional nineteenth century red dress in Millais’ Trust Me. In conclusion, the artworks have some differences and some similarities....
