Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann When making books or plays into films‚ every director interprets the text differently. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann’s film are different in many ways even though they are based on the same play. The film by Franco Zeffirelli‚ in 1968‚ does a better job reenacting the play in a motion picture than the film made by Baz Luhrmann‚ in 1996‚ because the setting‚ costumes and characterization
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Romeo & Juliet Movie Analysis Year 10 English Mrs Douglass Good morning/afternoon Mrs Douglass and class. Today I will be comparing two versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. One of the films was produced in the year 1996; this was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The two main roles of Romeo and Juliet were played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The other film being analysed was directed by Franco Zefirelli‚ it was released in 1968. Leonard Whiting had
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the wearer in many different ways. Juliet and Romeo are often seen in white. Romeo appears in mostly blue tones or pale silvers while Juliet’s signature is pure white. Simple tones would emphasize that they are‚ in a way‚ like specters‚ the ones whose hold on life is the most tenuous.The white colour represents their beautiful‚ youthful and pure nature and creates a strong contrast with the people around them. In this scene‚ Romeo is dressed as a knight and Juliet as an angel. This visualizes what
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Alazia Scott 09/04/14 3rd period 4. Choose a theme from the list of themes. Make a claim about it and write your essay on how the play reveals the truth about the theme. William Shakespeare wrote a play called Romeo and Juliet‚ a story based on two lovers that ended up killing their selves because of society. There’s this thing people like to call “fickle or puppy” love. That’s when two people think that they love each other but it’s nothing real. Shakespeare showed this kind of love in
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Choose a drama in which sacrifice is a theme‚ show how the dramatist introduces this theme and its significance to the play as a whole. Romeo and Juliet The theme of sacrifice plays a large part in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a story of “star cross’d lovers” entangled in a love story destined in tragedy. Set in the Italian city of Verona‚ the streets are ablaze with conflict and terror. Right from the beginning we are shown this when members of the Capulet
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masterpiece The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been an eminent literary work for generations and still continues to be. Not only is its romantic plot captivating‚ it also has underlying morals that make the play more than just a teenage love story. Of the many messages‚ the role of fate is a significant component of the tragedy. It essentially drives Romeo and Juliet to their demise through inevitable conditions. As The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet correlates with the theme of fate‚ Shakespeare incorporates
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Theme Analysis Essay Romeo and Juliet is a classic play by William Shakespeare about a pair of star-crossed lovers whose passion eventually drives them to their unfortunate deaths. Since the theme in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is Love as a Cause of Violence‚ it is easy to see why Shakespeare uses that thematic focus to show how Romeo and Juliet’s love for one another affected the outcome of their relationship. Most of the time‚ being in love makes people
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There are many themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet; the most important themes are love‚ death and grief. These themes are displayed in the play in a number of scenes and incidents. Romeo and Juliet is the most famous and oldest recorded love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme this play may be over 400 years old but‚ is still relevant today due to popular and common themes in modern times. Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is about two
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English 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
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Romeo and Juliet ’Romeo and Juliet’ is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and popular plays. It tells the story of ’two starcross’d lovers’ and addresses such themes as Romance but also tragedy. However it also contains themes of violence/conflict/death. The play begins with a prologue which is kind of a summary of the play but doesn’t give all the details of the play away to the audience as it includes the setting of the play and a bit of background information. Then a fued is introduced straight
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