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Romeo and Juliet Movie comparison by Austin Wylde
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While I watched this movie, there were many different people that are not who they were in the play. Mercutio in this movie was not who I thought he was. Mercutio was a crazy party animal who lost his top! Benvolio on the other hand almost never drew his sword in the play. He did multiple times in the movie as he said he was keeping the peace. Another person who surprised me was the Friar. Friar was an old, wise man in the play ,but in the movie he is a church priest, which makes sense but it never mentioned him being a priest in the play. Romeo probably surprised me the most. He doesn't like the fighting and his look seemed different compared to the play.

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