Mercutio And Juliet 1996 Vs 1996 Analysis

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In the movie Romeo and Juliet, my favorite character was Mercutio. I thought he was the best out of everyone because he would make jokes, he was funny, and he was a loyal friend to many. I thought Mercutio in the 1968 film was better than the film in 1996, because he was more apparent through the movie.

Mercutio was more dramatic in the ‘68 film compared to the ‘96 film. It had seemed this way because he had talked with more enthusiasm and acted with more heart to it as well. In the ‘96 film Mercutio had barely even exchanged words with anyone.

Overall I thought the John McEnery in the film of ‘68 was a better actor than Harold Perrineau in the film of ‘96. John had done a better at acting wildly and playing his role with content. I thought

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