Romeo And Juliet Compare And Contrast
A film Comparsion of Romeo and Juliet
Whether on screen or on stage the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed many times by different actors, directors, and writers but the themes always hold true to William Shakespeare's original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast, one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation, (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version) both were great! In this essay I aim to compare and contrast these two films with each other and the play. When Zefferilli directed the 1968 version, I think he did a pretty good job; He kept very true to the script from the play. The similarity’s outweighed the differences. In example, the Balcony scene. Zefferilli kept it exactly as what it is portrayed for in the play, all the passion that was …show more content…
The movie wouldn’t be the same if the hate demonstrated between the two families wasn’t shown right off the bat. It let the new “MTV” generation understand the “Family Feud” that was happening.
Another similarity from this movie to the play would be when Romeo fled to Mantua after being banished for the redemption of Tybalt, he came to terms with the fact that he killed his wife’s cousin and that it means a long time until he sees his bride again (exactly like the play). Yet another similarity is the fact that Friar Laurence’s message did not arrive to Romeo causing the dramatic ending!
Although I could go on all night with similarities, there were also a few things different from this movie to the play, such as the nurse. Her character in the play was sassy and spoke her mind freely but in this movie version she was severely down played. Her lines were cut and she came over as more docile, completely different from the 1968 version or the
Whether on screen or on stage the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed many times by different actors, directors, and writers but the themes always hold true to William Shakespeare's original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast, one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation, (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version) both were great! In this essay I aim to compare and contrast these two films with each other and the play. When Zefferilli directed the 1968 version, I think he did a pretty good job; He kept very true to the script from the play. The similarity’s outweighed the differences. In example, the Balcony scene. Zefferilli kept it exactly as what it is portrayed for in the play, all the passion that was …show more content…
The movie wouldn’t be the same if the hate demonstrated between the two families wasn’t shown right off the bat. It let the new “MTV” generation understand the “Family Feud” that was happening.
Another similarity from this movie to the play would be when Romeo fled to Mantua after being banished for the redemption of Tybalt, he came to terms with the fact that he killed his wife’s cousin and that it means a long time until he sees his bride again (exactly like the play). Yet another similarity is the fact that Friar Laurence’s message did not arrive to Romeo causing the dramatic ending!
Although I could go on all night with similarities, there were also a few things different from this movie to the play, such as the nurse. Her character in the play was sassy and spoke her mind freely but in this movie version she was severely down played. Her lines were cut and she came over as more docile, completely different from the 1968 version or the