Romeo And Juliet: Comparing The Book And Movie

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In the movie Romeo and Juliet, the Franco Zeffirelli film, there were differences between it, and the play by William Shakespeare. Some of them were critical to the story, and the others were just small and did not impact it. For example, in the beginning when the characters are introduced, they are all introduced when they are in the play, except for Rosaline. That didn’t impact the story, but others had a bigger impact. There were also some plot holes in the movie, and differences in the characters. Overall, the differences weren’t too significant, and followed the story well for the most part. In the movie, there were some plot holes. It was never mentioned the date of the wedding changing. After the death of Tybalt and the banishment

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