Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet By Baz Luhrmann

In the 1996 film interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic play, Romeo and Juliet, Baz Luhrmann effectively conveys the theme of love. The play follows Romeo and Juliet’s romance from love at first sight into the growth of true love, then into the downwards spiral of their parents’ disapproval and violence between the two families, concluding in the devastating death of the young couple. The theme of love is crucial in both the film and the play, and is exhibited repeatedly through different characters and events. Although Romeo and Juliet are critical to the portrayal of love and tragedy, Luhrmann further explores a range of relationships throughout the film in order to effectively illustrate the central theme of love. Luhrmann develops