story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet has some adaptations that no knows which truly resembles Shakespeare play. So by picking two adaptations of Romeo and Juliet the people can get a feel what Shakespeare should be like. Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet is a lot more precise to Shakespeare’s playwright than Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by comparing and contrasting the movies to the playwright. First people need to know some background information about these movies of Romeo and Juliet
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movie‚ he must use many elements such as scenery‚ clothing‚ style‚ and speech to tell the story. In the two movies made of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ both of the directors‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann‚ portray the story of the star-crossed lovers in very different‚ unique ways. While Zeffirelli directs the movie as if it takes place in the 1500’s‚ Luhrmann decided to modernize the play so that it takes place in the 1990’s. The setting‚ costume‚ and style are all different because of this
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Romeo and Juliet Do you believe in fate and coincidence? In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakesphere many coincidences occurred that could have changed the outcome of the story if they had not happened. In the beginning of the play the prologue states the words “star-crossed lovers” indicating that the play will not turn out well. There are many instances in which Shakesphere shows these coincidental events in his play Romeo and Juliet. An example of a coincidence in
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Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare was known as the greatest writer of the English language and has written many famous plays such as Romeo and Juliet‚ Hamlet‚ and Othello. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet there are many similarities which exist between the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s version. As evident in the opening‚ balcony and the fighting scene. The Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s version are similar because they both consist of a lot of action within the opening scene. For instance‚ the Zeffirelli’s
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infinite.”(II‚2‚6) The play Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers who are from two families that are at war with each other. For this reason‚ their parents did not approve of their children wanting to be together and as a result they were forbidden to see each other. Regardless of their parents wishes‚ their fate is already sealed by the stars. This love causes problems not only for them but it also ends up hurting the people around them that they love. Although Romeo and Juliet are more different than
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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 in 1996. I believe Baz Luhrmann’s movie was the most believable and portrayed the tragedy
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William Shakespeare in 1595 as he wrote the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet. A story of star crossed lovers who because of the enmity between their families were unable to meet. Even though such a story cannot be repeated‚ there have been numerous replications in many forms including movies. In 1968‚ the movie Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli was released. 28 years later in 1996‚ the movie Romeo + Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann
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The first time Romeo and Juliet had laid eyes on each was at the Capulet ball. This is a very intimate scene between the two lovers in both the play and film. It is shown in the play by the word’s Shakespeare had chosen. For example‚ Romeo asks a servant‚ “What lady’s that which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?” This automatically means Romeo shows interest. It encourages us to think that he is instantly attracted to her‚ which creates the moment of the ‘love at first sight’. The love at first
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ two noble families are at war: The Montague-Capulet feud is established in the very first scene when a fight breaks out between Montague’s and Capulet’s serving men.The “ancient grudge” between the two “households” has been going on for a long period of time. However we do know know why they are at war. During the 1600s there was a lot of conflict between the Catholic church and the protestant church. Shakespeare uses the Montagues and the Capulets to portray this. The
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Baz Luhrmann’s version of “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet”‚ who is also the director of Strictly ballroom‚ is a bold adaptation of the world’s famous tragedy. He offers a trendy‚ contemporary re-telling of the classic love story with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Romeo and Clare Danes’ Juliet. Even though it is set in a modern day Verona‚ it still shows the beauty of the romance and keeps in Shakespeare’s dialogue. Juliet is a naïve‚ obedient girl at the beginning of the story‚ having not experienced
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