Classical plays are most beneficial to the minds of modern time individuals. When a person reads a play or is fortunate enough to see a remake of a play exactly as it was originally written, the memory stays within them for eternity. William Shakespeare was a great playwright. He understood human nature very well and his choice of words and his poetry has been admired in every generation. Shakespeare wrote many magnificent tragedies, however, some are known more than others. Shakespeare wrote a play sometime between 1594 and 1596 given the name, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, known all over the world, which has been remade by director Baz Luhrmann in a modern time movie. This movie, however, is not beneficial to the understanding of the drama. The reasons I wish to share include, the modern objects in the movie off-set the mood of the classic play, the modern version does not give the full effect of the original classic, and the movie strays from the original play which would cause confusion.
In explaining how the modern version is not beneficial to the understanding of the original drama, the topic modern objects in the movie off-set the mood of the classic play arises. The original tragedy gives theearlier time? mood with the settings and objects used. For instance, in the original play, while fighting, the characters use swords, although, the modern version used guns. Theearlier time? Shakespeare uses, characterizes the play. When the play is changed to modern times it seems as if the play is given a new characterization. The modern Romeo and Juliet is not beneficial to the understanding of the original drama because new generations may accidentally change the play permanently. When someone has not read the original play and watches the modern version, he or she may believe the modern version is accurate when in reality there are many scenes with modern objects and modern actions that change the whole mood completely.