Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet Transformation A hugely successful transformation of the complex written version to the action packed film took place when accredited writer Baz Luhrmann redefined the classic tale of Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet. Luhrmann and co-writer Craig Pearce were tenacious in deciding "to stick absolutely to the Shakespearean text‚ to keep as many of the Elizabethan customs as possible‚ such as a highly evolved code of etiquette and honor‚ even in the use of violence" in
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Romeo and Juliet text response‚ James Jones‚ 18/8/14. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are ultimately a fault of Friar Lawrence. He was heavily involved with both parties and their families‚ not only was he the head of the town’s church he was also Romeo’s spiritual guide. Friar Lawrence was the man who gave the potion of seaming death to Juliet‚ but when we look more into depth that was not his only fault‚ It was Friar Lawrence’s fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet as he had prematurely married
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Romeo and Juliet movie and text comparison Shakespeare’s famous tragic play Romeo and Juliet is set in an ancient city of Verona‚ Italy. Three hundreds fifty years later‚ Baz Luhrman directed the modern version of Romeo +Juliet‚which is set in Verona Beach California backdrop. Besides that‚ the course of events in Shakespeare’s play has a little different than movie. “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚( in fair Verona‚ where we lay out scene)” (Act I‚ the prologue)‚ these few lines indicate
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ love is depicted in several ways. Both Luhrman and Shakespeare represent love in different ways in different contexts to both the Elizabethan era and the contemporary audience. Both the original and later manifestations of the text are valued because they both communicate to the audience on the values of love and society by employing a variety of devices. <br> <br>The central subject dealt within Romeo and Juliet is the subject of love. William Shakespeare and Baz Luhrman thus
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Act One‚ Scene Two Paris pleads with Capulet to let him marry Juliet‚ who is still only a girl of thirteen. Capulet tells him to wait‚ but decides to allow Paris to woo her and try to win her heart. He then tells his servant Peter to take a list of names and invite the people to a masked ball he is hosting that evening. Peter meets Romeo on the street‚ and being unable to read‚ asks Romeo to help read the list for him. Romeo does‚ and realizes that the girl he loves‚ Rosaline‚ will be attending
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is compressed into a plot of five days‚ during which time‚ a range of dramatic events occur that end in tragedy. Through this short span of time‚ the reader is able to see a significant change in the characters as the plot unfolds‚ especially in the heroine‚ Juliet. Even more so than the play on paper‚ the play on film has an extremely short time period to effectively develop characters and properly present events as they occur. Two film versions of the play‚ BBC and
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Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann When making books or plays into films‚ every director interprets the text differently. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann’s film are different in many ways even though they are based on the same play. The film by Franco Zeffirelli‚ in 1968‚ does a better job reenacting the play in a motion picture than the film made by Baz Luhrmann‚ in 1996‚ because the setting‚ costumes and characterization
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Compare your reading of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with the same character in Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation. Romeo and Juliet is generally believed to have been a poem based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century‚ Shakespeare wrote his version of the poem as a play in 1594. Baz Luhrmann then created his version of Shakespeare’s play as a movie in 1996‚ this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play was a commercial success‚ proving particularly popular with teenage film viewers
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Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet has been made into a movie by many different directors. Franco Zefferelli 1968’s version of Romeo and Juliet is better than Baz Luhrmann 1996’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Zefferelli’s film is better than Luhrmann’s film because it is faithful to the actual play with suited costumes‚ music‚ text‚ and setting. Zefferelli’s 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet is better than the 1996 version because the lines of the actors are faithful to the play and the costumes
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Romeo and Juliet is a well-known play written by the famous William Shakespeare in the 16th centuries about two lovers (Romeo & Juliet) who impulsively falls in love‚ but cannot be together because of the long feud between their families (the Montague and Capulet families) so they decide to turn their backs on their families and have a secret marriage. Unfortunately for them‚ depict all their effort and sufferance. All there is at the end for them is death. Many may see this play is seen as just
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