William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet The Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet starts off zooming into a tv very slowly‚ which has a news anchor narrating the famous prologue of Shakespeare’s world renowned tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet. Suddenly‚ the screen cuts to an intense and out of control scene of gunfire on Verona Beach from all angles‚ a gang fight involving members of both the Montagues and Capulets. It is here in the first scene that Luhrmann truly successfully captures the viewer’s attention
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Baz Luhrmann ’s film Romeo and Juliet includes everything Shakespeare intended in his play: hate‚ violence‚ and a forbidden love leading to tragic suicide. Luhrmann has cleverly taken the play and enacted it in a way that includes all the main elements of Shakespeare ’s version of the story‚ combined with the elements of a modern action film. Not only has he created his own interpretation‚ Luhrmann also is able to keep his film accurate due to filmic codes. In his rendition of Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz
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Luhrmann uses water as a representation of love. The water is a recurring image and representation of baptism and rebirth. It symbolizes the start of a new life together and cleansing. Romeo and Juliet’s first encounter incorporates water as the two lovers gaze at each other through a fish tank which serves as a physical barrier between the two lovers‚ even though there are also a lot of emotional barriers. Romeo later submerges his head under water in an attempt to return to his usual self after
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Madison Cantrell 3rd Hr Pre-Ap English 1B Romeo and Juliet Scene 1 Act 1‚ Scene 1: Sampson and Gregory‚ the servants for the house of Capulet‚ are walking through the streets of Verona. They both are venting to each other about how they despise the house of Monague‚ they both wish to have a brawl with the other house. They then see other see two servants from the other house and decide to “bite there thumb” at them in order to start a fight. The two houses have a fight‚ and the prince decides
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Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s play Romeo + Juliet‚ sends a strong and defining message‚ that love is governed by fate. This theme is represented through the characters Romeo‚ Juliet and Friar Lawrence. Romeo one of “the star crossed lovers” confesses his love for Juliet when they first meet at the party scene. Juliet’s emotions towards Romeo are true love; she loves him for who he truly is. Friar Lawrence’s contribution to the theme of love is shown when he grants permission for the
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Romeo + Juliet Film review The film “Romeo + Juliet” was released in 1996‚ with Baz Luhrman as director. This is one of the most famous love plays written by Shakespeare‚ screenplay was by Craig Pearce. Romeo and Juliet is a film about forbidden love and how tragic love can end. The film was shot in Miami‚ but most of all in Mexico. The main actors are Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is about two teenagers that fall madly and deeply in love in Verona
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1/31/2014 Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare was an amazing writer and performer in London during the 16th century. He created many successful plays; one of his most famous is Romeo and Juliet. The play is known particularly for its spectacular balcony scene. Romeo and Juliet has also been recreated or incorporated into popular movies by numerous people. The two most famous recreations were made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann in 1997‚ both doing their own version of the balcony scene. Zeffirelli
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Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet has been made into a movie by many different directors. Franco Zefferelli 1968’s version of Romeo and Juliet is better than Baz Luhrmann 1996’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Zefferelli’s film is better than Luhrmann’s film because it is faithful to the actual play with suited costumes‚ music‚ text‚ and setting. Zefferelli’s 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet is better than the 1996 version because the lines of the actors are faithful to the play and the costumes
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Analytical Essay Baz Luhrmann released the film Romeo and Juliet in 1996. This film evokes thought and emotion using sound and imagery. Sound and imagery is also used to show the struggle between the two rivalling families‚ ‘The Montague’s and ‘The Capulet’s’. The topics that will be discussing are Costume‚ Sound and Music‚ Lighting and Camerawork. In Romeo and Juliet‚ sound and music is used to show the intensity of a scene. Sound and music is also used in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to show emotion and
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Summaries Act II Scene I A. This scene takes place outside the Capulet Orchard B. The main characters in this scene are Mercutio‚ Benvolio‚ and Romeo C. In this scene Romeo is going to see Juliet again. As he leaps the orchard walls he hears Mercutio and Benvolio coming. They are unaware the Romeo is listening and that he has moved onto loving someone else. Mercutio starts to tease about Romeos love for Rosaline without knowing that Romeo has moved on. Benvolio then
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