Compare And Contrast Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale with many interpretations. Three of our favorites at, The Years- Freshman Edition, is the original play by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1996) directed by the esteemed Baz Luhrmann, and the graphic novel illustrated by Will Volley and Jim Devlin. Though it is the same classic story, each adaption is unique in their own ways. Each artist created a totally original creation, from one original piece. Our editors decided to do some research to discover why these authors, producers, and artists expressed this classic tale the way they did. Just like every great journey, every tale has a beginning; which is where we will start ours. William Shakespeare published his play, Romeo and Juliet, in the year 1597. The play that we now know was originally adapted from "The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet". Shakespeare wrote this play in blank verse poetry, for those of us who aren't familiar with poetry terms, that means it is unrhymed poetry with regular metrical lines. Blank verse was very common during the 16th century England. Romances, like Romeo and Juliet, were also very prominent. Since this was the popular style of writing, that might explain why Shakespeare wrote the play in such a fashion.
When Lurhman adapted this classic piece, he tried to put a modern spin on it. To help make the story more modern he changed the setting of Verona to Verona Beach. Instead of using the long swords that Shakespeare described, the characters used guns. The two feuding families also owned large feuding businesses. These changes were added to make younger audiences relate to the story, and to help them understand what was happening. Although Luhrman made many changes to the play, all of the wording was the same. For many, the new adaptions in the film made the story a lot easier to see and also