Differences Between Romeo And Juliet

Every person who has gone through high school probably understand and knows Romeo and Juliet. This piece of seemingly common knowledge is referenced in many movies, books, and paintings throughout time. Often though, much of these references change parts of the classic story to show a different meaning or attract a different audience. The common part of these different artistic interpretations is that the role of characterization exists. Understanding these characters is done through details and any other tools the interpreter has to use. Often, these details can be noticed and show similarities or differences between the interpretation and Shakespeare’s original. Tybalt’s death scene is one that has been interpreted many times with changes
Some of the central parts of the story were changed to fit the idea that they were gnomes but for the most part, the plotline remained the same. One difference was that some of the traits of Mercutio were also given to ‘Benny’ or Benvolio. This character was completely loyal to the Montagues through his actions of attacking the Capulets and destroying their honor by attacking their garden. This differs from the original due to Benvolio often being the peacemaker, not the one with the fiery passion to fight. In the fight scene, he witnesses Gnomeo with Juliet and is disgusted, leaving in a rush, which is another difference since Shakespeare does not let Benvolio discover their love until later. When he is almost to his garden, ‘Tybalt’ shows up riding a lawn mower and chases down Benny. Tybalt’s traits are shown here as he is completely driven by rage and seeks to fight similar to Shakespeare’s own version. Tybalt cuts off his gnome hat, being a sign of respect, and tries to crush Gnomeo when he appears. Gnomeo, angry at Tybalt for what he had just done, attacks him on the lawn mower. This shows how Gnomeo was overpowered by his rage that his close friend had had his honor hurt and lost a part of himself. This action of defense driven by rage is similar to the actual traits shown by Shakespeare’s Romeo. They fight on the lawn mower until Gnomeo jumps off after seeing a wall. Tybalt does not believe him so crashed into the wall where he breaks therefore dying. This overconfidence by Tybalt rings true throughout the original play as well as here. A major detail is that Tybalt’s friends then begin to attack Romeo and they believe they have killed him but Romeo eludes them. This shows how Romeo is seen as the main culprit and the Montagues seek to