Romeo and Juliet “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ in Fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene‚ from ancient grudge break new mutiny‚ where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been adapted into screenplays‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme‚ but differ in setting‚ mood‚ and character personalities. One of the similarities between
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story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet has some adaptations that no knows which truly resembles Shakespeare play. So by picking two adaptations of Romeo and Juliet the people can get a feel what Shakespeare should be like. Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet is a lot more precise to Shakespeare’s playwright than Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by comparing and contrasting the movies to the playwright. First people need to know some background information about these movies of Romeo and Juliet
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Mercutio is a close friend of Romeo and Benvolio. He is also a relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. Thus‚ he is neither a Montague nor a Capulet. He has the freedom from the conflict between the two houses. When he is at Capulet’s party‚ Mercutio states that he has a brother named Valentine. He is described as a fun-loving and witty. However‚ his sense of humour sometimes makes others annoyed. Along with this‚ he is moody and loses his temper easily. Mercutio is Romeo’s friends. Mercutio
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3) of Romeo and Juliet in 1700s compare to the changes made in the Baz Luhrman film version of the play. The plot of both were actually similarly the same‚ however the setting was a lot different and I will be talking about some of the main important changes made to the setting of the movie and of course most importantly the topic which my presentation is mainly on which is Alternate Endings. First of all ill talk a little bit about the setting of the movie. The original Romeo and Juliet was obviously
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William Shakespeare in 1595 as he wrote the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet. A story of star crossed lovers who because of the enmity between their families were unable to meet. Even though such a story cannot be repeated‚ there have been numerous replications in many forms including movies. In 1968‚ the movie Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli was released. 28 years later in 1996‚ the movie Romeo + Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann
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Romeo and Juliet is a classic tale of two “star-crossed lovers” (Shakespeare 736) whose destinies were pre-determined. As the scenes unfold‚ the main theme of love dominates above all else. As a matter of fact‚ Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story there is in English literature. The audience is taught to accept the realm of variations of love such as love at first sight‚ lust‚ and infatuation. Throughout the decades‚ many more versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet were created including
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Act 2‚ Scene 5 - Juliet and the Nurse "Sweet‚ sweet‚ sweet nurse‚ tell me‚ what says my love?" (RJ 2.5.55) In Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ Act 2‚ Scene 5‚ Juliet seems bratty and impatient because the nurse fails to deliver the information about Romeo as soon as she walks through the door. Luhrmann made his version more modern‚ and makes the characters kinder to emphasize their relationship. These movies contain some similarities and differences; they both use some of the same lines
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The Old‚ the New‚ and the Written The text‚ the Zeffrelli version‚ and the Luhrmann version are all different forms of Romeo and Juliet. They are all different by acting and context‚ but they are all about the same thing. They are both about the same story‚ Romeo and Juliet. The text has vivid description‚ the Zeffrelli and Luhrmann version has vivid view and detail but the Zeffrelli version is older and the Luhrmann version is modern. They all tell the same story‚ and share the same point‚ but
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Romeo And Juliet Compare William Shakespeare’s Play with Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet Ideas: Power‚ Inequality‚ Loyalty Vs. disloyalty Word Count 860 Context has been a major faction contributing to the way Romeo and Juliet was written. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann produced a Romeo and Juliet with a modern context rather than an Elizabethan context. Context has influenced the language and representation of ideas throughout Romeo and Juliet‚ notably with the themes: Loyalty
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Comparison of Films Related to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title
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