Baz Luhrman's - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Franco Zeffirelli's - Romeo and Juliet.
In my viewing of both versions of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, i have seen that both versions of the play differ very much to each other and to the original play itself. There are numerous scenes in both films were you can find these differences but i have only chosen 1 particular scene which i think shows this the most, Act 5 Scene 3.
The best achievment i think in both films was that they both captured the play but in their own sort of ways, if you take costume for example. Franco Zefirelli had a clever idea of adding a colour coded method to each family, one colour for Capulets and another colour for Montague's, this would of added a better understanded to those not familier with the play but could of lost its authenticity to those who are. Also the old fasioned style of clothing which is used in this film really does show you how life was in the olden days and what sort of clothes were worn then. However Baz Luhrman was really clever and instead of putting obvious colour coded costumes into his film, he used a sort of dress code for each family. The Montagues were very laid back and calm, where as the Capulets are quite stuck up and posh, following this Baz Luhrman has created such costumes to back this up, Montagues wear loose shirts and jeans were as the Capulets wear very tidy and neat shirts and trousers. Also there is one other thing that i have noticed, Baz Luhrman has put some very obvious colour coded costumes into his film, those of which are the black type of outfits worn none other than Tybalts crew which stands for evil and hatrid, and Juliet is wrapped up in the white outfit which means pure and untainted.
I think that Baz Luhrman's main weapon in his version of Romeo and Juliet is the camera angles and effects. Baz Luhrman uses a wide range of camera angles for the viewer to really see what is going on and to see how the characters are really feeling.
Paris seems to keep everything Romeo and Juliet does very hasty as he wishes to marry Juliet in two days. ... He never allows Juliet to marry Romeo, because Romeo is a Montague. ... Mercutio contributes slightly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely end. ... Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. ...
Paris seems to keep everything Romeo and Juliet does very hasty as he wishes to marry Juliet in two days. ... He never allows Juliet to marry Romeo, because Romeo is a Montague. ... Mercutio contributes slightly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely end. ... Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. ...
Romeo and Juliet speak briefly together and immediately fall in love. ... Juliet's nurse finds Romeo and he tells her that he and Juliet are going to get married that afternoon at Friar Laurence's. ... Scene 2---- The nurse tells Juliet that Romeo has killed Tybalt. ... Friar Laurence hoping that Romeo will be allowed back to Verona some day, sends Romeo to Juliet. ... Scene 5--- Romeo and Juliet separate at daybreak. ...
Romeo and Juliet "Discuss how Shakespeare represents Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers" during the course of the play" During the course of Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers", which means literally against the stars and the lovers incapability to change their tragic fate, which can be expressed as the inevitable events predestined by a supposed force. ... Many instances in the play reveal that the love of Romeo and Juliet would end in death. ... This prefigures that ...
In the play, Romeo and Juliet demonstrate different personality. ... Juliet stays optimistic about the whole conflict involving Romeo's banishment whereas Romeo himself clings to the pessimistic attitude. ... In addition, Juliet also thinks about Romeo and tries to console him when Romeo considers their love to have come to end. ... Whereas Romeo is independent, Juliet depends on others. ... Juliet remains optimistic about the tragic situation involving Romeo while Romeo keeps only the pessimistic ideas. ...
For instance, Juliet decides to marry Romeo even though their families are enemies. ... To explain, during the balcony scene, Juliet hurries Romeo into marriage. ... Not long after Juliet meets Romeo, her mother calls her. ... After Juliet meets Romeo, many of her opinions and interests begin to change. ... While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, J...
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are victims of bad luck and fate. Romeo and Juliet is about two families that have been in a long and bitter feud for many years. ... Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, recognizes Romeo's voice and is ready to fight. ... Juliet, too, falls for Romeo, but falls into despair when her Nurse informs her Romeo is a Montague, as does Romeo when he learns Juliet is a Capulet. ... Juliet's nurse and servant Peter appear and Romeo tells her to tell Juliet to go to the Friar's cell that afternoon to be married. ...
In the balcony scene, when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" ... In modern times Juliet would be expected to say something like, "Romeo, Romeo, where are you, Romeo?" ... While Juliet is stunned by the boldness that Romeo uses. ... Both Romeo and Juliet appear to be more mature in this version. ... The viewer is able to imagine himself or herself as Romeo or Juliet. ...
ESSAY: Romeo and Juliet Romeo is too sensitive and reacts too quickly to the events in the play. ... Romeo meets Juliet the night of the Lord Capulet's Party. ... Romeo heart is an open book as he exudes his feelings for Juliet. ... And Romeo and Juliet's love is just that, fast, passionate love. ... Romeo wishes to join Juliet, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." ...
Romeo and Juliet barely met whenever they tell each other that they are in love. ... These two, Romeo and Juliet, are in puppy love. ... Romeo sees Juliet dead and then Romeo and Paris fight. ... Romeo then kills himself, just before Juliet awakens. ... Juliet and Romeo also put others futures in danger, just to please themselves. ...
