Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story both have a lot in common as well as major differences that set them apart. Although West Side Story is a direct rendition of Shakespeare’s original play‚ many of the themes and symbols are altered to fit the modern perspective. The characters have a direct correlation to each other‚ yet racial issues give them a new light. Many of the events also reflect each other‚ yet small differences give them uniqueness. West Side Story differs from Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story by Shakespeare. It is about a young man name Romeo and a young woman named Juliet who fall madly in love with each other although their families are bitter enemies. Juliet is 13 and Romeo is 16. One is adult-like and the other is innocent. Yet still both have a connection and love each other. In the book Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet are both similar‚ yet have their differences. Romeo and Juliet have many similarities. Both Romeo and Juliet are are teenagers
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The timeless tale of Romeo and Juliet has been told again and again; the similarities and differences between the films are endless. Two movies were made based on the classic love story‚ Romeo and Juliet. The first movie was made in 1968 and the second was a much more modern remake of the classic tale which was made in 1996. These movies told the romance in similar‚ but still in different ways. Both movies can be easily compared and differentiated because they were both alike and different at different
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Comparing to versions of Romeo and Juliet The star crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are presented in two famous movie productions. The first directed by Franco Zeffirelli’s 1996. The updated Luhrmann picture best captures the essence of Shakespeare for the present day viewer. Through the use of modernisation and location‚ while preserving Shakespearean language‚ to capture the audience. Equally Zeffirelli’s more historical interpretation show cases the original medieval architecture the Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet Multiple film versions have been made of the play Romeo and Juliet. Most of these versions have been suitable adaptations of the play. One that specifically stands out is the 1996 version of the film. Unlike other versions the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet is not a sutiable adaptation of the play because of the flaws in setting and tone which didnt relate enough to the play. There are many reasons people like this version of the play and one is the actors. The actors
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The 1996 film of “Romeo and Juliet” is a stronger interpratation of Shakespeare’s text becuase that is what “Romeo and Juliet” would be like in modern day. The 1996 version follows the theme of the danger of love. The filmaker of the 1996 film highlighted the imagery of eyes‚ just like Shakespeare did in his play. The theme that Shakespeare wrote his play to be evident of‚ ‘love is dangerous and drives our decisions‚’ is plentifully more clearly represented in this version of the film than the
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Romeo and Juliet is a classical story of love that everyone has watched‚ read or heard about. Although it is a popular story based around love it isn’t all what it seems. Romeo and Juliet is more of a story of lust Romeo is about 18 and Juliet is about 13 years old and they both met at a party. Juliet was trying to escape the arranged marriage to Paris and Romeo was heartbroken from Rosaline when they ran into each other. They kissed before they even knew each others names and wanted to get married
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famous play “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William Shakespeare have been made. There have been many remakes of movies and plays of the legendary story. Two remakes of the original story are “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrman and “Romeo and Juliet” by William Woodman. William Woodman’s story is performed as a play in a stage while Baz Luhrman’s is a movie. Both stories have many similarities and differences to each other and to the original play. The 1982 edition of “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William
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William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor‚ widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in history. One of his most famous plays‚ Romeo and Juliet (R&J)‚ was written in the late 1590’s and is still much loved by modern audiences. R & J is the story of two teenage lovers whose marriage is doomed from the beginning because they come from feuding families. This story has been made into a movie by many film producers but 2 of the most famous were Zeferrelli’s in 1968 and Luhrmann’s
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Compared to the original Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare‚ both Taylor Swift’s and Ash’s perspectives of the play are overly enthusiastic to the catastrophes occurring as shown in their songs “Love Story” and “Starcrossed”. In Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”‚ Juliet who is played by Swift is waiting for Romeo to return. She lost her faith for Romeo to come around‚ but he finally came back. He kneels to the ground and asks her to marry him and told her that he “talked to [Juliet’s] dad--go pick out a white
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