Comparing Romeo And Juliet By Luhrmann And Zeffirelli

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Over the years several different directors, including Luhrmann and Zeffirelli, have wrote Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in many different interesting ways. This story tells you about a boy and a girl who are in love but they come from two different families. They find each other and they get married. In the end out of the actions of her father, they die in each other arms. Luhrmann and Zeffirelli both present the play of Romeo and Juliet in different way to show the party scene, wedding scene and the balcony.
In Zeffirelli version, In this version is shows a lot of tension throughout the party scene. In this scene is shows tension between Tybalt and Romeo because Tybalt sees Romeo and wants to start a fight. Tybalt’s only worry is Romeo and

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