Pathetic Fallacies In Romeo And Juliet

Baz Luhrmann does a better job at communicating Shakespeare’s intent of informing the audience about an upcoming brawl than Franco Zefferelli in Act III scene I in Romeo & Juliet. Luhrmann’s interpretation surpassed Zefferelli’s due to his use of pathetic fallacies. Luhrmann sets the scene at beach which is what comes to mind when you think of heat. Also Luhrmann chooses to have Benvolio yell “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire / The day is hot, the Capels are abroad / And if we meet we shall not scape a brawl,” (III, I, 1-4). It makes it clear to the audience that there is a threat of a brawl. The heat in this scene represents the agitation and anger in Mercutio. Specifically, at the end of the scene when Romeo runs off, it starts to