The Abridged Version Of Romeo And Juliet

There is more to literature than its explicit facade. It is when we look past the external plot and begin reading between the lines we find underlying meanings and themes that ultimately build the premise of the story. All of Shakespeare's writing invites the audience to indulge themselves in the themes present in his plays. The abridged version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet strips that away to make room for the main plot and subsequently shorten the story. The removal of key lines lead to the underdevelopment of character, theme and it overall takes away from the beauty of the original, which in turn causes the audience to not be able to fully grasp the complexity and intricacies of Shakespeare's work. Imagery and other literary devices
Through plot, characters are forced to change and adapt. Sometimes these development in character drive the plot. Character development allows for the audience to become more emotionally invested in the story. For example, in act 1 and 2 Capulet is seen as a caring father, concerned with Juliet’s well being. He fears that becoming a mother at a young age may mar Juliet. However, when Juliet goes against his word and refuses to marry Paris, Capulet does not react well to her disobedience. This is clear in the original when Lord Capulet Capulet yells at Juliet saying “"Out, you baggage, / you tallow face" (3.5.161-162) saying that his “fingers itch” implying that he will use violence as a mean to get what he wants. Capulet transforms from a caring father and begins gaining tyrant like attributes.This not only shows us the true nature of Lord Capulet but shows us that Juliet truly is alone. It makes us sympathise with the character and truly shows us that she is trapped. Juliet begins putting on the tragic heroine act and the audience feels for her more at the end when she inevitably dies. This also shows a development in Juliet. Juliet went from being obedient to taking matters into her own hands and going behind her parents back to marry Romeo. She is no longer the obedient daughter who will “no more deep endart her eye” without her mother’s
He also foreshadows his death which the audience is already aware of, but Romeo in the play is not. Thus, invoking emotion from the audience and making them more involved in the play. Motif on the other hand helps construct theme and support it. Light and dark imagery is prominent in the original, and not so much in the abridged. Shakespeare plays around with the notion that light is associated with purity and goodness, while darkness is associated with evil. In Romeo’s soliloquy during the balcony scene he metaphorically compares Juliet to the sun, who outshines the moon and turns the night into day (2.1. 45-65). Romeo states that the moon is envious of the light the sun gives and that light shines the brightest in the dark. Juliet on the other hand in her soliloquy praises the night as it is the time when she can see Romeo. In her soliloquy she says “And pay no worship to the garish sun”(3.2. 27), saying that the light the sun gives is excessively bright as she mourns for the night to come. In this instance the roles are reversed when it comes to light and dark. The light is seen is as intrusive and unwanted, while the darkness is welcoming and wanted. These alternating roles for light and day set the premise for the play. Showing the nature of Romeo and Juliet's love. Night time is the only time these lovers can meet, and daytime seeks to take away Romeo from Juliet. Proving