The notorious story of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, explores ideas of love and hate, which Shakespeare and Luhrmann have both portrayed in contrasting ways. Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet’s love as romantic and overpowering, overriding other values. The love which Juliet and her Nurse is very loving and motherly as she raised Juliet herself, rather than Juliet’s biological mother, Lady Capulet. Shakespeare shows the feud between the Montagues and Capulets as an ongoing, powerful brawl. Luhrmann expresses love and hate in Romeo and Juliet throughout the film, using techniques such as a specific costuming, set design, lighting and a variety of camera angles and shots. Ideas of love and hate have been presented by both Shakespeare and
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Throughout the story, there are many types of love shown. The main focus of the play is the romantic and passionate love which Romeo and Juliet share for each other. Their love is shown as an overpowering force which supersedes other loyalties and emotions. Throughout the play, the young lovers are driven by their affection for each other to defy major aspects of their entire social world: Juliet is willing to betray her family to be with Romeo, “be but sworn my love, / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet”; Romeo abandons his Mercutio and Benvolio after the Capulet’s ball to seek his newfound lover. Obviously Romeo and Juliet’s connection is what we immediately associate with love; however, there are various other examples of love presented in the play. Juliet’s love for her Nurse is very motherly and unconditional as the Nurse acts more as a mother to Juliet than Lady Capulet does. The Nurse defends Juliet in a protective, motherly way, “You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so”, which Lady Capulet did not do. Shakespeare shows Juliet and her Nurse’s relationship to be very strong and loving in an unconditional and caring
Throughout the story, there are many types of love shown. The main focus of the play is the romantic and passionate love which Romeo and Juliet share for each other. Their love is shown as an overpowering force which supersedes other loyalties and emotions. Throughout the play, the young lovers are driven by their affection for each other to defy major aspects of their entire social world: Juliet is willing to betray her family to be with Romeo, “be but sworn my love, / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet”; Romeo abandons his Mercutio and Benvolio after the Capulet’s ball to seek his newfound lover. Obviously Romeo and Juliet’s connection is what we immediately associate with love; however, there are various other examples of love presented in the play. Juliet’s love for her Nurse is very motherly and unconditional as the Nurse acts more as a mother to Juliet than Lady Capulet does. The Nurse defends Juliet in a protective, motherly way, “You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so”, which Lady Capulet did not do. Shakespeare shows Juliet and her Nurse’s relationship to be very strong and loving in an unconditional and caring