Franco Zeffirelli

The 19th century is regarded to be full of revolutions in the life of France as a number of them showed presence. Despite their objective to tackle giant and menacing problems such as unemployt, corruption and conflicts, France had come unexpectedly and unknowingly into an unstable position. Some historians put forward the standpoint that the instability of France between those years is due to political factors as there were wars between countries, conflicts within the government and,…

The Haitian Revolution took place in Haiti, which is part of an the island Hispaniola. The island of Hispaniola was split into two parts, Santo Domingo (the Spanish Side) and St. Dominique (the French side and also known as Haiti). St. Dominique’s economy was mainly agriculture based and because of this there were many slaves. These slaves were mistreated and wanted to be free. In 1791, the Haitian Revolution began when slaves in the colony rebelled. France tried to end the rebellion by giving…

Nationalism Essay Nationalism is the sense of loyalty to one’s nation — has been widespread throughout history. Prior to the 19th century, nationalism was seen in Dynasties in China, The Maurya and Gupta Empire. Nationalism first developed in Europe. Europe nations were already industrialized. In size of the world was shrinking in the 19th century. Nationalism spread by the certain commonalities, like common language, common history, common culture, common religion and common ethnicity.…

In 1862 the King of Prussia was not being allowed to increase military spending because of the Prussian representative assembly. Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia was asked by the King of Prussia to appear in front of the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an…

In 1866, Bismarck made an offensive alliance with Italy . He was not only realized the war with Austria was inevitable for German unification but also confident that Austria was unable to defend herself. Rapid victory on the battlefield has long been a foregone conclusion to Bismarck. Prussia’s army had better training than the Austria’s army. Helmuth von Moltke, the chief of staff of the Prussian Army, used the railway efficiently led to Prussia’s military was able to move rapidly and his…

Revolutions are a natural part of human history. Ever since people could be their minds, they’ve had differing opinions. These opinions, if left unlistened to, will cause revolts that scale into revolutions. These revolutions can either be passive or they leave a pool of red in their wake. One revolution of red became the most successful revolutions during this period. The French Revolution had some winning points to its cause. It was the start of people changing the way they think.The people…

William Shakespeare, the 1968 film adaptation by Franco Zeffirelli or the 1996 film adaptation by Baz Luhrmann, there is absolutely no doubt that the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet has been the source of heartache for billions throughout the centuries.…

known as the first brawl and how it is has been interpreted differently by Franco Zeffirellis movie and Bas Luhrmann’s. The Major Difference between these two movies is the story setting. Traditionally Romeo and Juliet is set in an Elizabethan town known as Verona, this setting can be seen in Franco Zeffirellis Movie While Bas Luhrmann’s story setting is a Fictional city known as “Verona Beach” (Los Angeles). In Franco Zeffirellis movie we are first introduced to the fighting between servants…

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” vs. Franco Zeffirelli’s Film You may be someone who believes that nothing can exceed the great elements that Shakespeare includes in his works, or do you believe that the plays should be converted to fit modern time? Sometimes you are able to experience both. William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Franco Zeffirelli’s film version share the same characters and the same plot. However, while watching the film version, I noticed that some scenes had been added and/or…

Obviously the two directors Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann had a great respect for the language used by the creator of the original play “Romeo and Juliet” William Shakespeare because they seemed to keep it very similar in both of their films. Also they both use violence and weapons, only difference is that the fighting style and weapons were more advanced in Baz Luhrmann’s 1997 act. Both versions take place in the inner or main part of the city. Most of the time you will catch the…