Comparing Act 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Changes in films from books and plays often leave a positive impact on the audience. In the film version of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, there were many alterations especially in Act Five. Two representations in the modern interpretation film, directed by Baz Luhrmann, of Act Five that gave a positive impact on the experience of the play is the police knowing Romeo came back to Verona and Juliet waking up and sharing a last kiss with Romeo before he died in her arms.
Firstly, a representation in the film of Act Five that gave a positive impact on the experience of the play is when the police figured out Romeo came back to Verona. In the play, nobody knew Romeo came back to Verona except Balthasar when he says, “get me ink and paper, and hire post-horses; I will hence tonight,” (V.i.25-26), the only person that Romeo wanted to know he was going to Verona, other than Balthasar, was Friar Lawrence. However, in the movie adaption of the play, as Romeo goes to the church where Juliet is, Captain Prince finds out and has a massive search for him to capture him. This change in the movie gives a positive impact for the
In the play, after Juliet wakes up and sees Romeos body beside her she says, “O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after? I will kiss thy lips,” (V.iii.163-164), however, in the movie Juliet says that line as she watches Romeo die in her arms and kisses him. This gives a positive impact for the audience because it lets the audience have a last chance of closure while both Romeo and Juliet have their last moment before they die. Therefore, Juliet waking up and sharing a last kiss with Romeo before he dies in her arms is another reason why the representation in the film of Act Five gave a positive impact on the experience of the