both written and film text and it is effective and timeless throughout the use of many techniques. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zefirelli are two directors who have made this classic play into film. Both directors have portrayed the major scenes within the play with some similarities and differences. The three major fight scenes being discussed are: the fight scene at the start‚ the fight scene between Tybalt and Mecrutio and the death scene of Romeo and Juliet. In the first scene‚ the audience is introduced
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Werktreue oder Neuinterpretation? Fragen an die Literaturverfimung am Beispiel Romeo und Julia" von William Shakespeare & William Shakespeares Romeo und Julia" von Baz Luhrmann Silvia Neulinger Görresstr.3 80798 München Tel.: 089 - 57004130 silvianeulinger@hotmail.com Literatur und Film: Von der Kinodebatte" bis zur Literaturverfilmung Fr. Dr. Christina Scherer Neue Deutsche Literatur 4. Semester Institut für Deutsche Philologie Der Film hat sich in den letzten Jahrzenten als
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Baz Luhrmann is the director of a modern version of Romeo and Juliet (written by Shakespeare). There are many differences from the movie and the book‚ such as swapping swords for guns‚ to really emphasize the violence there was in that day. However‚ despite the differences between the book and movie‚ Luhrmann kept to a very similar plot. His point in the movie was to make people believe that love at first sight was possible‚ that it was fate that Romeo and Juliet met and fell into deep love.
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play. Today I will be talking to you about the character Romeo and exploring how Shakespeare has conveyed key themes such as love and the unavoidable fate through Romeo. I will also be exploring the motivations of Romeo’s character and looking at how Baz Luhrman has portrayed this in his film Romeo and Juliet. Romeo has been portrayed to explore the main idea of love throughout the play. In Act 1 Scene one‚ we see a cold‚ sorrow type of love by Romeo. This is because Romeo is head over heals in love
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on writers all over the world. Romeo & Juliet has been interpreted many times and many ways. There are two popular movies that are both appropriately titled Romeo & Juliet. In 1968 and 1996 movies were created by directors Zefferelli (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann (1996). Theses movies ‚along with the original text version‚ portray the story of Romeo & Juliet very differently while still staying true to the main plot. The Story of Romeo and Juliet is known worldwide‚ It has endured time and is understood
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idea that violence is an unfair‚ powerful aspect of their world. When Romeo convinces Mercutio to not confront Tybalt‚ then Mercutio pays the price with his death--an ambush from his sly opponent. Therefore‚ what seemed as a positive outcome turns into a great loss for both sides of the feud‚ which comes across as unfair to whomever looks upon the situation. Then to take revenge upon Tybalt‚ Romeo runs him through and slays him--to only avenge his
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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 the role of Romeo and Juliet was played by
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while doing so. This was demonstrated by its Director‚ Baz Luhrmann’s‚ adaptation of Act III‚ scene i. Throughout the scene‚ Luhrmann focused on both character and plot development‚ but gave specific attention toward the creation of each character’s three dimensional personality. His act‚ alongside the demotion of minor characters‚ allowed the audience to develop a closer understanding of both the scene’s main characters‚ Romeo‚ Mercutio and Tybalt‚ as well as its overall intention. Mercutio‚ Romeo’s
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Baz Lurhmann and his behind the scene work “Two households both alike in dignity‚ in fair Verona where we lay our scene…A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their lives…” (Williams Shakespeare). The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most known tragedies of all time. Beginning as a play written by William Shakespeare‚ later transformed into films in 1968 an again in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann. When Luhrmann created William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet he did this using modern adaptations yet still
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tells him that there are many other girls around that he could find that are more beautiful. He does not like Benvolio idea and wants to see Rosaline. Baz Luhrmann ’s Romeo and Juliet take the play to a whole new level. Baz modernizes the play and sets it in real time to show what it would have been like back then compared to now. Baz Luhrmann stated that the "philosophy in adapting Romeo and Juliet for the screen was to reveal Shakespeare ’s lyrical‚ romantic‚ sweet‚ sexy‚ musical‚ violent‚ rude
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