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Good morning/afternoon Mrs Douglass and class. Today I will be comparing two versions of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. One of the films was produced in the year 1996; this was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The two main roles of Romeo and Juliet were played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The other film being analysed was directed by Franco Zefirelli, it was released in 1968. Leonard Whiting had the role of Romeo and Juliet was played by Olivia Hussey. The scene being analysed in this assignment is Act 5, scene 3, this scene is the death of the lovers. To analyse these two different versions of the chosen scene, this assignment will discuss the editing, sound, mise en scene, shot size and camera angles used to determine which version executes the theme of tragedy more effectively.…
In this argumentive essay i will be telling you who i think is responsible for romeo and…
The Zeffirelli and Luhrmann versions of William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, are similar in several ways. One way that they’re similar is at the beginning of Act I, scene i, Samson and Gregory are at the public place in Verona are talking. When they see the servants to the Montague’s walk by the Capulets servants, one of them bite their thumb at them. Another thing that is similar is when they draw their swords in the Zeffirelli version. In the Luhrmann version, they have guns that are known as “swords” but which are drawn in both versions of Shakespeare's play. In the Luhrmann version, the “swords” they use is a gun. On the clip of the gun, it says Montague or Capulet depending on who the servants belong to. In the Zeffirelli version of the play, the actors would use real swords in the fight scenes. To conclude, there are multiple similarities of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet.…
The 1968 film of “Romeo and Juliet” is not completely different from the 1998 film but they do have many differences. Although both films kept to the original story of the play, the 1968 film was more of a traditional interpretation than the 1998 film.…
The original play by Shakespeare and Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s interpretation of the play are all different versions of the classical tragic story of Romeo and Juliet. When reading the play or seeing Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s film we can observe various differences between them. Juliet, being one of the dominating characters of this story can be seen to be recontextualised differently through her personality, looks and role in society.…
In this essay I will be writing about William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, I will be doing an in-depth analysis as to who I think is most to blame for the sad eventual deaths of Romeo and Juliet, analysing each character in detail.…
Comparison of the Settings and the Moods in the Play and the Movie Versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet…
Films are made with the directors different personal opinions based on the original source. In the movie version of Romeo and Juliet (1996, Leonardo DiCaprio), the above illustrates this perfectly. For this essay, I will discuss some of the contrasts between the original play, and the film. I hope you find this essay informative.…
Between Romeo and Juliet in the story Romeo & Juliet, Romeo is more compulsive than Juliet. For starters, Romeo falls in love way too easily. He says to his cousin Benvolio, “Out of favor, where I am in love” (1.1.178). This quote illustrates his compulsive feelings of ‘love’ for a girl who has no interest in him whatsoever. Following his rejection of Rosaline, Romeo is extremely quick to act on his emotions. Montague, Romeo’s father, states that Romeo “Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night” (1.1. 146-7). This passage shows you how quickly he changed after getting rejected once and how it didn’t go unnoticed by the people around him. Finally, Romeo falls in love with eyes and character…
In the drama, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, a series of misfortunate events occur within less than a week, resulting in the deaths of the two protagonists, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet; thus, they “buried their parents’ strife.” In the play, many, if not all, of the characters played an ultimate role in the tragedy. Romeo and Juliet's unfortunate deaths can be considered the fault of Tybalt, Lord Capulet, and the "star crossed lovers" themselves.…
By this I mean that the effects of Romeo’s actions of his love life should be the main study of these later years. In addition, focusing more on the words shared between these characters and less of the plans. Accordingly, the words that should be focused on being the advice given by the Friar and how Romeo heeds these words. Making the focus more on the words shared by the characters will emphasize the feelings and the love life shared between Romeo and Juliet. Accordingly, creating an environment around this will help students to learn more about the causes of their untimely death and their actions. This will greatly benefit those students who haven’t learned these lessons quite…
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. This play is one of his greatest and most famous tragedies. The main character, Romeo, has a flaw however that ultimately leads to him killing himself in the end. Romeo’s character flaw is present even from the very start of the play. His flaw is that he is too in love with the idea of love.…
Although it is estimated that Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in the 1590’s the teenage characters show a lot of similarities to the thoughts and attitudes that teenagers show still to this day. This source is a credible article found in the Literature Resource Center database. The author is a professor at University of Alberta in the english and film studies department. This article specifically will give me a lot of useful information. It gives insight into how Shakespeare creates a teenager essence into the characters that does not show up in many of his other works. This article shows how he uses language to create the character’s personalities. I will use this in my research of how Shakespeare uses language to create certain characteristics in the characters of his plays. This will help to explain how it helps in making the characters more personable, and makes the characters easy for the audience to relate…
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a cherished piece of literature that has been remade into movies many times throughout history. The 1968 version and the controversial 1996 version give different perspectives of Shakespeare's famous play. While the 1968 classical version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet should be appreciated, the modern version portrays the complexity of love in a fast-paced society by using narrative and stylistic elements combined with energetic editing in an advanced, creative way.…
Romeo and Juliet is a play of love and hatred. In the centre of it all is Juliet, barely fourteen and still reliant on her wet nurse, yet willing to take her own life then to live without the one she loves. In the short four days, in which the play takes place, Juliet faces more than most in a lifetime. She is forced into marriage, she secretly marries an enemy of her house, her new husband kills her cousin and is exiled only allowing her one night of wedded bliss. She has to pretend to kill herself only to find her husband dead beside her, after which she takes her own life. During this emotional rollercoaster Juliet changes from an innocent, naïve thirteen-year-old to a defiant and independent young heroine. I have chosen Act 1 Scene 3, Act 3 Scene 5 (lines 69-242), and her soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 4 to compare, as they show different stages of Juliet's change in character.…