... play. Although some dialogue has been edited and other parts have been emphasized such as Mercutio's speech at Sycamore grove, the dialogue remains much the same. This shows how modern audiences value the traditional Shakespearean text. By maintaining the Shakespearean language, Luhrman has made a successful appropriation of "Romeo and Juliet" because he has captured the essence of ... the tragedy through the words of the original text. Baz Luhrman's version is a successful appropriation because it makes the play engaging and accessible to modern audiences. This is accomplished through ...

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... flesh tremble in their different greeting! I will withdraw but this intrusion shall now seeming sweet convert to bitt"rest gall". The marriage between Romeo and Juliet is the second event that affects Act 3 Scene 1 Romeo feels that as he is married to Juliet he should not hate the Capulets. The play has a lack of stage directions which means the director will have a lot of freedom ... to interpret the as he sees fit. Luhrmann does this by setting his play in modern Verona with gun battles and Hollywood actors, however zefirelli's version is very old and set in the time the text comes fr...

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