Montagues And Capulets Comparison

The intention of this work was to create an adaptation of the original story of Romeo and Juliet. Unlike the traditional version, this portrayal features the two families, The Montagues and The Capulets represented as fairies and mermaids. The Capulets are depicted as fairies whereas The Montagues are illustrated as mermaids. Like the original story, the two families are engaged in a feud, in this story, their argument is over the differences in their families and the obvious difference in their appearances. This adaptation is represented in the form of a picture book. The book portrays the entire story rewritten to be shortened into simpler lines and a simpler storyline. To make the script simpler, the language used has been modernised in order to make the characters dialogue more understandable. Another technique of modernisation is changing the location that the story is set in. Instead of being set in Verona, this story is set on the edge of water and land, in order for mermaids and fairies to be able to communicate. The Montagues are shown living in the water whereas the Capulets live on land and in the air. The rocks at the edge of the water replace the balcony in the original play. Juliet sits on top of rocks, close enough to talk to Renee. The colours of these locations are focused on pastel colours and tones to give the illustrations a more magical feel to remind
The words accompanying the pictures help to tell the rewritten story in a simple and clear way and the format of a picture book is easy to read. These aspects are the reason I chose to portray my story on a picture book.
These factors were all considered in the planning and then used successfully in the book. The illustrations in this picture were a little rough and could have been better but overall the outcome of this book was successful and told the story of Romeo and Juliet in a clear and understandable