... Water is another symbol used in the adaptation. There are several scenes in which Luhrmann incorporates water as a means to show the innocence, love, and passion of Romeo and Juliet. Luhrmann's use of visual imagery and symbolism is just one way he is able to conform Shakespeare's original work for modern audiences. Luhrmann chooses to modernize the costumes in his adaptation, ... to hear because the words have resonance. He speaks as if they really are his words and that's something you don't always get in a Shakesperean performance," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). Luhrmann's ...

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... transformation of the Shakespearian classic, """Romeo and Juliet""". I have forever had a fascination with the Shakespearian play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It has been a dream of mine since I was in High School to direct a transformation of the classic play. I used my knowledge of the techniques and factors that were relevant during Elizabethan times and which Shakespeare included in ""Romeo and Juliet"" to develop a modern transformation of the play, the film ""Romeo Must Die"". In developing the transformation ... of achievement subsequent to completing "Romeo Must Die". Transforming Shak...

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