... be used to trigger any number of emotions in the audience. Firstly, he uses soliloquies throughout the play. This is a dramatic device as it lets the audience know what the character is really thinking, as thoughts and feelings can be hard to convey through actions alone. This is especially important when dealing with love, as in Romeo and Juliet'. This is because love ... be aware of this and immediately single out Romeo and Juliet's relationship as interesting. A lot can also be conveyed to the audience through costume, light and sound, which have to be imagined when merely reading th...

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... words make it easy for the audience to comprehend exactly what Shakespeare had in mind at the time he wrote the play. For an example of slang that Shakespeare uses in the opening act of Romeo and Juliet is between a Capulet and a Montague. The Montague states, "I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it." With this ... can realize the achievement in which Luhrmann tried and succeed in reaching through this opening scene. Luhrmann is able to not only capture the passion of each character, he once again augments it. With the masterful work of cinematography...

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... . Everyone in general is exaggerated in the way they look and the way they react which at points creates a very comical effect. The exaggeration of Mercutio creates nearly all of the comical scenes in Romeo and Juliet. The other character that provides some amusement is Juliet's nurse who always acts "over the top" about everything and this causes Juliet immense frustration. At the party ... at the Capulet mansion Luhrmann uses their costumes to show their personality and role in the play for example Juliet is an angel, Romeo is a knight ... music, the costumes and the action all contri...

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... prayers or thought about what he was doing before he resorted to suicide, he could have been in the tomb in time for the Friar to arrive and explain everything. Romeo's character is an interesting one. He appears to have many positive qualities such as his enthusiasm and passion, but also many negatives ones which eventually lead to his downfall ... then there would be no problem with Romeo and Juliet being together. In the film version of the play Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann, Romeo is depicted as being quite clumsy and a bit of a disaster waiting to happen! I believe this is to re...

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... attention and provoking emotion at such an early stage) and are drawn further into how the story will develop. This can also be applied to Romeo and Juliet in more that one way. Everybody knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, "two star crossed lovers- and therefore all know how the story develops and comes to a tragic end. Luhrmann's film makes good use ... provokes some dislike within the audiences feelings toward her, she also denies the boys love at first and again as the audience are fond of this character from the outset, this again provokes the audience to be wary of the character....

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... words in a diary. This shows that Luhrmann knows the words are out of date and would sound artificial read out loud. The fight introduces to the audience the biggest theme in the film, violence. Romeo however seems to lessen violence's powerful presence with his hopeless urge to be loved. Romeo's character makes the audience believe that love can conquer anything and everything, including violence ... . The first introduction to Romeo suggests that however violent the film gets, it still is and always will be a love story. The families also add the theme of conflict and power to the film...

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... somehow Rex Harrison pulls it all off and makes us like Higgins without betraying the character. As to romance, his song "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is an ode to the kind of love which sneaks up on you. Overall, this movie is romantic, but not too ... songs. Moulin Rouge subjects its viewers to a sensory overload with gaudy, gloriously over-produced musical numbers that pay homage to the "greats of the past- while simultaneously outdoing them. When Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman are dancing on the clouds, they're doing so with digitally-created ... competition into a flamboyant ...

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