Directing Romeo and Juliet Being a director in a production such as Romeo and Juliet is no easy task‚ and I enter into this paper with that in mind. My goals are to be creative‚ and do things differently from the many versions of the play we have viewed in class. Each of those directors took the original text‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ and turned it into a unique version of their own; unique in the sense that they changed the tragedy by taking out lines‚ conversation or even entire scenes
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Explore the ways in 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
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare is a romance tragedy play that displays the theme love. However‚ hate and fate are other themes that are also revealed throughout the play through various Shakespearean and film techniques. Love is one of the main ideas in the play. The play revolves around the romantic and mutual love between the protagonists; Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. This love is displayed in Act 1‚ Scene 4 where Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet feast. A sonnet is used to show
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and using techniques‚ explain how he was made a disliked character The film Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996‚ is a romantic tragedy that tells the story of two young lovers who commit suicide. Their deaths that conclude Baz Luhrmann’s film were a result of the terrible feud running between their two families. Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ has a major role in the events that lead to their deaths‚ and was made a disliked character through many different techniques. The techniques I will
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Set in Verona‚ William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet shows the disastrous effect of love in the lives of the play’s key characters‚ Romeo and Juliet. The balcony scene of the Shakespeare’s play and Baz Luhrmann’s film is the most significant and important scene of the whole play. This scene serves to establish Romeo and Juliet’s love‚ it illustrates the barrier between the ‘pair of star-crossed lovers’‚ and how they confess their lover for each other and decide to get married in spite of the
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Shakepeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet 1996 film adaption. In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare explores the themes of conflict and rebellion and their tragic consequences. I strongly believe that Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is the superior text as it conveys the same themes‚ however adapts them through the medium of film which is more enjoyable than a play for a modern audience and he has done this in order to convey a version of Romeo and Juliet
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What are the most important themes in Romeo and Juliet? Compare and contrast how these themes are represented in Shakespeare’s play and Lurhrman’s film adaptation. In your answer: * Discuss 2 key themes * Consider which key characters embody these themes * Make detailed reference to at least 2 key scenes per theme * Highlight similarities AND differences between the film and the play * Discuss language‚ film and dramatic techniques BODY: Act 1‚ scene 1 – THEME: LOVE
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Throughout “Romeo and Juliet”‚ the audience sees the universality of Shakespeare’s work represented through a play. He refers to themes and creates an emotional response which transcends time and place. Luhrmann’s appropriation alters the setting of the play however maintains the use of Shakespeare’s textual script. The themes “The Inevitability of Fate” and “Love as a cause of Violence” are represented through the beliefs and actions of the characters which are enhanced through
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet movie adaptation‚ the director shows the length chaos will go by incorporating a variety of effects during the prologue. For example‚ the director‚ Baz Luhrmann has chosen canted angles that are used continually throughout the prologue‚ creating unbalance and playing onto the theme of impulsivity and how it creates unbalance in one’s life. It evokes disorder and uneasiness in the scene‚ which is something that happens throughout the love story of Romeo and Juliet. Their love
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ENG2D3 21 May 2013 Romeo and Juliet: Text vs. Films Comparison From their representation of characters to their use of language‚ Zefirelli and Luhrmann take two very different approaches to Shakespeare’s second most famous theatrical work. The 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Franco Zeffirelli‚ is set to a more traditional idea. The historical architecture of these towns provides a somewhat more authentic feel to the film. The scenery as portrayed in the 1968 film is ‘correct‚’ according
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