What Are The Differences Between Romeo And Juliet

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.
In the Luhrmann version, the Montagues and Capulets would cars instead of having to walk and ride horses. The “prince”, chief of officers, would use a helicopter and uses a megaphone to tell Tybalt and Benvolio to lower their weapons. In the Zeffirelli version, the prince would ride a horse and will have his men follow him. Another difference is that the Lord Montague was riding a limousine in the Luhrmann version. In the Zeffirelli version, Lord Montague runs to the Capulets place and wants to fight Lord Capulet. Lady Capulet was trying to hold Lord Capulet back but he didn’t let her. In conclusion, there are many differences between both versions of the play but are very