Comparing Romeo And Juliet And Baz Luhrmann's Romeo
The story, Romeo and Juliet was filled with violence and love. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet loved each other, even their parents hatred for each other didn’t prevent the star-crossed lovers from being together. Many lives were taken away due to the rivalry between the Montagues and Capulets, including Romeo and Juliet’s. The characters in the three versions of Romeo and Juliet had many similarities and differences. Juliet and Lady Montague stood out to me the most while watching “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrmann, reading “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare and reading “Romeo and/or Juliet” by Ryan North. In my opinion, the most interesting version was the movie by Baz Luhrmann. The first character I had realized that was different
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In all three versions, she is still Romeo’s mom, but in the play and book, she dies or is already dead. The movie never states that she dies after Romeo, unlike the play. “In the film, she is still alive after the death of her son and even shows up in a scene” (Luhrmann). She may not have died because she didn’t love Romeo unconditionally like the play, where it got to the point where she died from sadness. While the play by Shakespeare shows that Lady Montague dies of heartbreak after finding out that her son, Romeo had killed himself. “Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath” (Act 5, Scene 3, Line 210-211). This shows that Lady Montague loves Romeo in the play more than the movie. Lady Montague is already dead in the book by Ryan North and is investigated by Rosaline to figure out how she actually died. “In the book, she shows clues with her body to give hints as to who killed her. For example, she makes the letters C and M with her hands to possibly represent the name of her killer, which could be her husband, Lord Montague or her enemy, Lord Capulet” (North). Lady Montague is thought to have been murdered instead of dead from heartbreak in this version. All three versions have something similar and different with each other about Lady
In all three versions, she is still Romeo’s mom, but in the play and book, she dies or is already dead. The movie never states that she dies after Romeo, unlike the play. “In the film, she is still alive after the death of her son and even shows up in a scene” (Luhrmann). She may not have died because she didn’t love Romeo unconditionally like the play, where it got to the point where she died from sadness. While the play by Shakespeare shows that Lady Montague dies of heartbreak after finding out that her son, Romeo had killed himself. “Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath” (Act 5, Scene 3, Line 210-211). This shows that Lady Montague loves Romeo in the play more than the movie. Lady Montague is already dead in the book by Ryan North and is investigated by Rosaline to figure out how she actually died. “In the book, she shows clues with her body to give hints as to who killed her. For example, she makes the letters C and M with her hands to possibly represent the name of her killer, which could be her husband, Lord Montague or her enemy, Lord Capulet” (North). Lady Montague is thought to have been murdered instead of dead from heartbreak in this version. All three versions have something similar and different with each other about Lady