Comparing Zeffirelli's Version Of Romeo And Juliet

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In the Zeffirelli’s version Romeo is using the bushes to hide from Juliet and the nurse. When Romeo has the guts to speak out to Juliet in this version it startles her that he is there. When they start talking Romeo uses the tree right by the balcony to climb up to get to the ledge that is on the side of the balcony to hug and kiss Juliet. The reason Romeo got up to this level to find Juliet talking to herself about loving him he just wanted to get away from his friends that were calling his name because he ran off. In the new more modern version of Baz Luhrmann he doesn’t even have Romeo and Juliet talking to each other on the balcony ,but talking in a pool. When Romeo ran off from his friend and got up to the pool level he knocks over many

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