A Tragedy Told by Two Twisted Tales
Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy written by the renowned William Shakespeare, depicts two star-crossed lovers overcoming a dangerous feud between their opposing families. The story takes place in Verona, Italy where Juliet, the only daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, and Romeo, the only son of Lord and Lady Montague, meet by fate and fall in love at first sight. Unfortunately, the family disputes never fail to keep them apart. A chain of events guided by chance, arouse additional conflict and drama to the plot; this ultimately ends in the couple’s untimely death along with the reconcile of their feuding families. In 1968, Franco Zeffirelli directed a film very similar to the original play. While the movie and play have many identical scenes, a numerous amount of differences stand out to the majority of viewers. The film should coincide to Shakespeare's original version in order for viewers to learn and understand written literature in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. One noticeable difference occurs during the fight scene (Act III, Scene i) where the first deaths take place. In Romeo and Juliet, six deaths arise from the …show more content…
Eliminating the errors and adding the missing information would enhance the quality of the film. Franco Zeffirelli did an adequate job at portraying the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Interpreting such a complex piece of literature presents a challenge not many would undertake, and Zeffirelli gave his best effort to visualize Shakespeare's vision. Throughout the story, Juliet fears Romeo’s declarations of love stemmed from lies. By the end, the exact opposite stands true. Romeo’s love for her forever remains as true as Juliet’s love for him. Even though the last line originates from different narrators, the works still portray an identical theme of love. “Love moderately. Long love doth so. Too swift arrives as tardy as too
Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy written by the renowned William Shakespeare, depicts two star-crossed lovers overcoming a dangerous feud between their opposing families. The story takes place in Verona, Italy where Juliet, the only daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, and Romeo, the only son of Lord and Lady Montague, meet by fate and fall in love at first sight. Unfortunately, the family disputes never fail to keep them apart. A chain of events guided by chance, arouse additional conflict and drama to the plot; this ultimately ends in the couple’s untimely death along with the reconcile of their feuding families. In 1968, Franco Zeffirelli directed a film very similar to the original play. While the movie and play have many identical scenes, a numerous amount of differences stand out to the majority of viewers. The film should coincide to Shakespeare's original version in order for viewers to learn and understand written literature in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. One noticeable difference occurs during the fight scene (Act III, Scene i) where the first deaths take place. In Romeo and Juliet, six deaths arise from the …show more content…
Eliminating the errors and adding the missing information would enhance the quality of the film. Franco Zeffirelli did an adequate job at portraying the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Interpreting such a complex piece of literature presents a challenge not many would undertake, and Zeffirelli gave his best effort to visualize Shakespeare's vision. Throughout the story, Juliet fears Romeo’s declarations of love stemmed from lies. By the end, the exact opposite stands true. Romeo’s love for her forever remains as true as Juliet’s love for him. Even though the last line originates from different narrators, the works still portray an identical theme of love. “Love moderately. Long love doth so. Too swift arrives as tardy as too