In my opinion, the most effective portrayal of the balcony scene was found in Zeffirelli's version. Not only is the play presented better in the Zeferilli version, but it also agreed more with Shakespeare’s time. In the modern version, the portrayal of Romeo’s impulsive, love-sick behaviour is not expressed as sufficiently in contrast to the Zeferilli version. We can see how young and impulsive lovers are when they profess their love for each other. We can see this when Romeo in the Zeferilli version climbs through a forest and trees to get to Juliet. Throughout the play, one could distinguish that in the modern version, Juliet was not as expressive in comparison to the Juliet in the Zeferilli version. In today’s modern society, it would be
