Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet- opening cinematography Hello‚ my name is Bao Nguyen. Today‚ our panel of speakers Nathan‚ and William and I will be discussing Act 1‚ Scene 1 of shake sphere’s masterwork‚ and making a comparison of the play and deconstruction of the ways it has been interpreted. Baz luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet is a modern day film adaption to William Shakespeare’s Play‚ created in 1996. This film deals with issues of violence‚ hatred and love‚ it also features the original dialogue
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which Romeo and Juliet are presented in this scene and elsewhere in Shakespeare’s play‚ and the performed versions. Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is set in Verona. The feud between the Montague family and the Capulet family reaches a climax when Juliet’s cousin Tybalt‚ a Capulet‚ is killed by Romeo‚ a Montague. Romeo and Juliet are first seen as very different characters‚ but later in the play‚ we realise that these two characters are not as different as we thought. In Act 3 scene 5 of
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Comparison of Films Related to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title
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Romeo + Juliet: a comparison of articles. James Berardinelli [from here on he will be referred to as “JB”] JB awards the movie‚ “Romeo + Juliet” with three out of four stars. In the article he makes his opinion clear‚ and he mentions that you can’t really compare this edition of Romeo and Juliet with the romantic classic made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. Additionally‚ JB adds that Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes do not properly portray the iconic love between Romeo and his Juliet. ‘’While
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Romeo And Juliet Compare William Shakespeare’s Play with Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet Ideas: Power‚ Inequality‚ Loyalty Vs. disloyalty Word Count 860 Context has been a major faction contributing to the way Romeo and Juliet was written. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann produced a Romeo and Juliet with a modern context rather than an Elizabethan context. Context has influenced the language and representation of ideas throughout Romeo and Juliet‚ notably with the themes: Loyalty
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Romeo and Juliet “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ in Fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene‚ from ancient grudge break new mutiny‚ where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been adapted into screenplays‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme‚ but differ in setting‚ mood‚ and character personalities. One of the similarities between
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How do both directors reflect atmosphere‚ mood‚ and staging techniques of Shakespeare’s play? Which version is most dramatically effective‚ and why? Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragic tale of two “Star crossed lovers”‚ is believed to be written by Shakespeare in 1595. The famous playwright and poet copied the original works of Arthur Brooke and William Painter to develop a play that dramatises the story of two youths who fall deeply in love. However despite their feelings‚ their plans‚ and their emotions
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Romeo and Juliet “A tale of the young for the young” By Laura Marinos Throughout the 20th Century‚ there have been several attempts to transform William Shakespeare’s famous works into a modern context‚ with The Lion King based on Hamlet and 10 Things I Hate About You as a loose transformation of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course‚ there have been two successful transformations already based on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet; West Side Story and Zeferelli’s Romeo and Juliet
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In the film Romeo+Juliet (1996)‚ Luhrmann puts a new‚ fresh spin on Shakespeare’s classic play‚ Romeo and Juliet. While staying somewhat true to the original play‚ he shapes the dialogue‚ acting‚ and setting to bring the star crossed lovers into the present. This makes it more appealing and approachable to a modern audience. One might argue that the mixture of modern scenery and accents and Shakespearean English is an unsatisfying hybrid‚ and that a remake should either edit the language so it
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To compare the two film versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Address the question below. "Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic piece of literature with timeless themes. Compare and contrast the way Zeffirelli and Luhrmann have translated the play to the screen‚ particularly discussing the different elements of film used (such as setting and design‚ characters music and sound‚ cinematography)." Romeo and Juliet Comparison Essay Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann both created very
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