... strange. In the Zefferelli version, the director has tried to replicate the setting and atmosphere of the original, using a typical market square from the time that the play was written, this might seem to the audience as a more 'realistic' version of the play as the film is trying to be more identical to the original play. At the start of the scene in the Luhrman version we see the first of our families, the Montagues. They ... but staying close to a modern day likeness of the play. The calm music doesn't help in the seriousness of the rivalry in the Zefferelli version, but the thumpin...

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... feud, to their death. As in most stories, the major characters play an important role, since the decisions which they make, create the tragic outcome. Yet, the minor characters also have a good deal of influence over the ultimate destinies of Romeo and Juliet. The first minor character to be mentioned should be Tybalt. ... three scene one. This is when Tybalt comes to fight Romeo for crashing the Caplulet mascarade. Tybalt walks to a public square and finds Mercutio, Benvolio, Page, and Servants. They exchange a few words, until newlywed Romeo enters the picture. Tybalt wants to fight R...

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... it, with some that date back as early as 1900. Many directors have taken this play and uniquely adapted it into film while still maintaining the themes of the original play. Just about every type of genre has a film version of Romeo and Juliet. Some film versions, such as Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 ... clever of Luhrman because he is trying to modernise the original setting without losing the feeling of an open and busy area. A market square in modern America would be very strange. At the start of the scene in the Luhrman version we see the first of our families, the Montagues. They seem li...

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