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    of your dreams. The three movies I picked are Shakespearean plays‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the modern movie made in 1996‚ Othello which is also a known classic‚ tragic love story‚ where two people truly loved each other and tired to make it work‚ but had many obstacles to overcome‚ with family and race. <br> <br>What is true love? Love means a warm liking or affection for a person‚ affectionate devotion. Does the way Romeo describe Juliet sound like love to you? In my opinion love does not occur at first

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    Florence‚ Italy. Both Luhrmann and Zeffirelli version use Shakespeare play if Romeo and Juliet. However‚ Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet is more like it happened in modded time. And Zeffirelli is more like Shakespeare traditional play. Zeffirelli does a better job retelling the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. First‚ the setting in Zeffirelli version help makes the movie do a better job retelling the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. For example‚ the setting help makes it looks like it happened in accurate

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    Romeo and Juliet movie and text comparison Shakespeare’s famous tragic play Romeo and Juliet is set in an ancient city of Verona‚ Italy. Three hundreds fifty years later‚ Baz Luhrman directed the modern version of Romeo +Juliet‚which is set in Verona Beach California backdrop. Besides that‚ the course of events in Shakespeare’s play has a little different than movie. “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚( in fair Verona‚ where we lay out scene)” (Act I‚ the prologue)‚ these few lines indicate

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    Romeo and Juliet “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ in Fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene‚ from ancient grudge break new mutiny‚ where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been adapted into screenplays‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme‚ but differ in setting‚ mood‚ and character personalities. One of the similarities between

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    Compare your reading of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with the same character in Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation. Romeo and Juliet is generally believed to have been a poem based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century‚ Shakespeare wrote his version of the poem as a play in 1594. Baz Luhrmann then created his version of Shakespeare’s play as a movie in 1996‚ this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play was a commercial success‚ proving particularly popular with teenage film viewers

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    act 2 of Romeo and Juliet shows love at first sight. Lurhmann’s 1997 version does this better than Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of the play. Lurhmann’s version uses symbolic clothing coupled with a perfect setting to clearly convey love at first sight to the viewer The clothing in Lurhmann’s version make love at first sight symbolic and easier to understand. In the party scene‚ Romeo is wearing a knight costume and Juliet is wearing an Angel costume. These costumes show symbolism that Romeo is the Prince

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    Although Baz Luhrmann’s film‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ modernizes the story of the two star-crossed lovers‚ it is a misinterpretation of the original story. In particular‚ the film is ineffective because the portrayal of the characters and their lifestyles do not reflect the original Shakespearean play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ important scenes are cut and altered from the film as well‚ leaving out essential information that ties the story together. In fact‚ the modernization of the story does not

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    Comparison of the Settings and the moods of the characters between the play and movie version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet It is always controversial to judge between the novel and the movie‚ which is adapted from the paper version. Someone likes the grandiose scene and fantastic devices in dynamism. The others may prefer the delicate descriptions and exquisite details in the play. Like Harry Potter is famous from all over the world. There are people who love JK’s the little tricks and

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    Romeo + Juliet: a comparison of articles. James Berardinelli [from here on he will be referred to as “JB”] JB awards the movie‚ “Romeo + Juliet” with three out of four stars. In the article he makes his opinion clear‚ and he mentions that you can’t really compare this edition of Romeo and Juliet with the romantic classic made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. Additionally‚ JB adds that Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes do not properly portray the iconic love between Romeo and his Juliet. ‘’While

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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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