Romeo And Juliet Movie Vs Play

In the beginning of the play, the prologue is said by a news anchor, rather than a chorus. This immediately shows that the time period of the movie is completely different than that of the play. The movie is set in Verona Beach, a modern metropolis. The opening scene takes place at a gas station instead of just in the streets. If that wasn’t strange enough, the characters use guns called “Sword” and “Dagger” rather than the real things. More key components of Middle Age life are modernized also. Horses have become luxurious cars, cigarettes are found in almost every scene, and there is even drug use. There are minor changes that are frequently found, like the characters playing pool, swimming in pools, and car pooling. The letter that Friar …show more content…
The poor Apothecary is bribed with dollar bills instead of gold. To close out the movie, the TV announces that there is a “gloomy peace” instead of the Prince, who is now Officer Prince and Chief of Police.
In the movie “Romeo + Juliet”, there are many symbols found throughout the movie that are used to convey a cryptic meaning and add more culture to the film itself. One of these symbols happens to be the Virgin Mary, which is a predominantly found in Catholicism. In the time period Romeo and Juliet the original play was written, Roman Catholic was the main religion found in that region on the world. The Virgin Mary isn’t worshipped in any other Christian religion other than Catholicism, so this is a clear way of showing it. Mary is known as the purest woman to ever live, and is also a symbol for healing.This is included so much in this movie, because to her parents, Juliet is still pure, when in fact, she has had relations with her secret husband, Romeo. Also, when Romeo,Juliet, Tybalt, and Mercutio die, the families are faced with grief and troubles. The families have to “heal”, which is one of Mary’s symbols. Going off of the Catholic theme found throughout the