... is portrayed on a television screen, giving the viewer the idea that the tragic love story is unfolding on the local news. Contemporary references are used throughout the film to replace the somewhat archaic details of Shakespeare"s time. The film's creators chose to stick as close to the storyline as they could while still maintaining the present day urban setting. In the opening scene, the Capulets and the Montagues face off at a gas station ... last time, and then as the poison hits his lips he falls on top of her. Juliet awakens from her slumber and sees what has become of her love, t...

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... a reader it is sensed as well as assumed that the hatred between both families goes back centuries. The modern movie version of the play, Romeo and Juliet, differs from Shakespeare's play in setting and clothing, how the characters meet, how the lovers take their lives, and how the music as well as the use of color helps to set the mood. Romeo and Juliet is an example of one ... is a song of romance. When Romeo is looks at Juliet lying in her tomb, the music is extremely sad and sorrowful. In both the movie and the book Romeo sees Juliet lying there and assumes she is dead, so he drinks...

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