... Benvolio play pool at a local pool hall in Verona. Another such scene is when Romeo is outside on the beach thinking about Rosalyn, his former obsession, in the book there is no mention of a beach being in Verona. Instead of knives and swords, they use guns that say sword on ... how tragic the play really is. Romeo and Juliet both take their lives because they believe the other is dead; the wording and the way Shakespeare expresses the sadness, exemplifies why the story has been referred to as a timeless classic. Chaitram says that Baz Luhrmann "offers a trendy, contemporary retelling .....

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