... a magical and sacred atmosphere. The audience is mesmerised by the unfolding love as the whole screen is consumed by Romeo and Juliet. In a secluded cocoon amidst the hatred and violence, water nourishes and cleanses their love. We feel their love is elevated to a new level as Romeo sincerely replies, "th' exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine."" The next shot ... , isolated desert in Mantua. Even without using words, Luhrmann conveys Romeo's isolation through the harsh, unrelenting sun engulfing the scene with a strong orange light. The desert, in the absence of water is a steril...

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... total lack of rationality, has become too complex for them to escape, and in the end was the means of their own destruction. Both Kathy and John became so trapped beneath the glassy surface of a fake reality, that when it shattered with the exposé of John's military career, also shattered the tenuous hold each had on their emotions, creating a storm ... author prefers this reality to the other possibilities mentioned in other hypotheses. Just as the angles of reflection would create an illusion of not seeing a corpse through the prism of water, so, too does the fazade of their marriage...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate