In the opening scene of the modern adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet", the qualities of the feuding families: The Montagues and The Capulets are successfully exposed to the audience by the use of presentational devices. The director, Baz Luhrmann, has paid deliberate attention to these areas, which successfully portray the rival family member's temperaments. The use of different lighting, colour, music, sound effects, costume and make up are applied to represent the different families to show the distinction of the two. Areas such as framing, location, camera angle and movement help to express the diversity of the two families, making it apparent to the audience the existence of the two families resentment towards each other. This essay will…
The second piece by Beethoven was a bit more put together than Prokofiev’s piece. It was still a very intense melody that reminded me of fluttering birds. The tempo and pitch would often change from soft to loud in almost the same manor or Prokofiev’s…
Discuss the appropriation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Romeo+Juliet’ by Baz Luhrmann…
As humans we tend to create a persona entirely constructed for likeability; this is similar to Friar Laurence and Lord Capulet’s motives in the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare. The main problematic characteristic Friar Laurence and Lord Capulet possessed was their desire to uphold a prestigious reputation and status. The opinion and judgement of the outside world shaped these characters’ actions resulting in a vigorous desire to have a memorable reputation. In the play, both Romeo and Juliet fell in love very early in the story and decided to finalize their feelings in marriage. Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father, had promised Juliet’s hand in marriage to Paris. Lord Capulet loved Juliet very much, but when she refused to marry…
As Europe entered the eighteenth century a new emphasis was placed on developing colonies, earning money though taxes and a new system of justice and law. Great monarchs such as Peter the Great of Russia, and Louis XIV of France established many strategies in order to keep up with the rest of Europe. Both monarchs had similar goals such as to control the noble class, possess a professional army, and their views on religion. Peter’s goal to expand his empire through the use of his army, his tolerance of religion, his role as a “man of the people”, and his control of his nobles through taxation, differed from Louis non-tolerance of religion, control of his nobles through attendance at Versailles, use of an army for protection, and his divine right to rule.…
Plays were really famous back then; one of the plays named Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are two young adults who see in a party planned by Juliet’s father. They became secretly in love behind their families back, but they ended sadly for each other’s loyal love.…
The two-act ballet followed the original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a score by Tchaikovsky. It tells the story…
Lady Capulet tends to believe everything Juliet tells her without ever doubting her true intentions. We can see that she cares about Juliet’s emotions and wants to guide her in the right direction, we can see this when she directly asks her daughter “What say you?/Can you love the gentleman?” (1.3 85-86) At the time this would be very unusual, arranged marriages are very common, and the brides have no say in the matter. However, Lady Capulet takes the liberty to ask Juliet anyways. In response, Juliet says “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move./ But no more deep will I endart mine eye/ than your consent give strength to make it fly.” (1.3 103-105) which has a double meaning. Lady Capulet thinks this means that Juliet will try to like…
The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet is the classic play written by William Shakespeare that follows two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are mortal enemies that fall in love with each other. The protagonists try to keep their love hidden from their families, but not forgotten by themselves. This play of love and passion has been prototyped countless times on the silver screen, as it is the greatest love story ever told. The most well-known movie versions of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet are Franco Zeffirelli’s (1968) Romeo and Juliet , and Baz Luhrmann's (1996) Romeo + Juliet. Both versions captured the main essence of the original play with Zefferelli's staying true to its source, while Luhrmann’s takes a more modern,…
In William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet both Lord Capulet and Romeo are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. They both lack communication skills and make erratic decisions. Romeo has no tact or skills when it comes to thinking things through, therefore causing his own demise. Lord Capulet is also pushy in the way he wants to accomplish things leading to the death of his only child, Juliet.…
Prokofiev: mostly diatonic melodies and harmonies make music accessible, occasional dissonance and unexpected turns make it engaging and distinctive; modal melodies and orchestration convey a Russian sound. This widely appealing style brought him more popularity than his modernist period.…
In 1909 Sergei and Diaghilev created the Ballets Russes and it was phenomenal. The company started with strong Russian formal tradition and attitude. In addition, in the 19th century a lot started to get even more interesting. For example in 1913, Nijinsky, a choreographer created a new ballet dance known as “The Rite of Spring”. This dance became surprisingly exiting because its name had the audience fighting and acting in all types of irrelevant ways. The 19th century was an actual revival and expansion of the Russian ballet dance form for it’s major final hit of the Ballets Russes was in 1921 and 1922 with Petipa’s version of the sleeping beauty.…
Baz Luhrmann transformed William Shakespeare's play of Romeo and Juliet, to a fast moving, modern adaptation, the film Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann has transformed the context, setting, costume, music, language and the themes in Romeo and Juliet. Although Luhrmann has transformed some things, he has redefined the love story gone wrong and made a film about the corruption in society. Luhrmann has transformed the original Shakespeare play using various film techniques and language devices, such as in the prologue, and the ballroom scene. He appropriated the text to fit into the world of love and violence that Luhrmann has created.…
- is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and LudovicHalévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.…
Despite dance being the primary subject, it is necessary to note the orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s compositions. The orchestra consisted…