Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet presents us with an array of timeless values that are depicted through Baz Luhrmann’s filmic adaptation of the text. The main contrast between Baz Luhrmann’s film and the original text is that the film context takes place in a modernised society much like ours today‚ carrying the same notions that are present within the original text into a society relevant to ours. The Concept of family is a key moral in both Baz Luhrmann’s and Shakespeare’s texts that is intertwined
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describes love as a sort of torture or as something not pleasant stands out in clear contrast to how love is typically depicted. I prefer this interpretation of love more than what’s usually used; I like darker versions of things because they stick out and are more appealing to me. Instead of saying that love is heavenly Romeo questions whether it’s truly that nice and this stance personally appeals to be more. Shakespeare goes against our expectations with this quote. Love is usually described as pleasant
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Shakespeare’s masterpiece that I’m going to present here. “Romeo and Juliet” is probably the most well-known play of William Shakespeare. It’s an amazing tragic love story‚ full of action and inevitably arousing strong emotions in a reader. In addition to being a masterpiece of dramatic literature‚ it has become a classic love tragedy with Romeo and Juliet becoming archetypical young lovers. The actual story is believed to be borrowed by Shakespeare from Italian tale dating back to antiquity and consequently
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certain decisions. William Shakespeare wrote the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In Act 2‚ Scene 2‚ Romeo finds Juliet standing on her balcony alone. When Juliet sees Romeo‚ they decide to confess their love to each other and start to plan their engagement. The play leaves a message to the readers that people in love make bad decisions which can lead to a tragedy because they end up clouding their judgement when they think the world exists against them. When Juliet speaks to Romeo‚ she shouts‚ “If
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gone. He’s been killed. He’s dead! In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by WIlliam Shakespeare the Nurse helped the two young lovers while Friar Lawrence hindered the two young lovers goals. In Act III Tybalt and Mercutio begin to fight and then Romeo comes and tries to break the fight up in which Tybalt accidentally kills Mercutio‚ and then Romeo goes and finds Tybalt then kills him. Juliet is sad because her cousin Tybalt had died‚ and while she is sad‚ Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence’s cell because he has
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The Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet opens with prominent beginning which engages a modern audience by providing rock music at the start of the film. This rock music includes a strong base guitar and some heavy drums; appearing at the beginning but as the music progresses the whole band establishes a foot hold in the soundtrack‚ which builds up adrenalin within me. As the whole band is drawn in‚ this reflects what the young audience may in account. From a young audience’s point of view‚ the
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Baz Luhrmann’s film‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is very successful as an appropriation of the original play by Shakespeare. Transforming the pre-16th century play into a contemporary popular culture film was done creatively by keeping the same values and language‚ but changing the context. This is illustrated by the use of anachronisms. For instance‚ daggers and swords are replaced by guns as well as cars stand in for horses. The disputes between members of the two families (the Capulets and the Montagues)
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In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet are seen as having romantic love with each other. What romantic love is in the play is different to how some people view what their love is. Romantic love today is seen as being passionate‚ a strong love between people to the point where if anything were to happen you would be by that person’s side. In the play some parts of Romeo and Juliet’s love is seen as being focused on looks and isn’t focused on the traits and characters
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Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet: A Cinematic Icon Baz Luhrmann’s rendition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will forever remain one of the most iconic adaptations of all time. Luhrmann’s use of bright color‚ odd scene setups and camera shots‚ interesting modifications on the original story‚ and emphasis on religious irony make the film unforgettable and add to the suspense and creativity of the film. Vivid color saturates every scene in the film from neon crosses standing in the
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Romeo & Juliet Essay Prompts Your final assignment for Romeo and Juliet will be to write two essays that are one to one-and-one-half pages in length. You will get to choose two from the prompts below. Each prompt will require you to use the play as a resource. It will also be necessary to use quotations and examples from the play. Each essay should begin with a strong thesis statement. Make sure your essay is well-supported and well-written. Proofread your work! Your essays must be
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