Gnomeo And Juliet Analysis

Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, a story of two young lovers who kill themselves because they are kept apart by a feud, is an example of source transformation because it takes many ideas and plot points and adapts them from other stories, especially Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe. Romeo and Juliet has also been a basis for other mediums such as films and art, for example, the movie Gnomeo and Juliet,which took Romeo and Juliet and used the main ideas and themes and other plot points to make a movie. One example of an art transformtion of Romeo and Juliet is 'The Curse,' by Annie Leibovitz in 2008 for Vogue Magazine. Her artwork of Romeo and Tybalt brings a scene from the play to life. One theme in Romeo and Juliet that has been adapted by …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy during the Renaissance while Gnomeo and Juliet is set on Verona Drive in modern day in the United Kingdom. "Two households, both alike in dignity (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene)" (Act 1 Prologue, 1-2). The characters in both stories are also very different. For one, the characters in Gnomeo and Juliet are gnomes. Romeo and Juliet and their familes, are actually people. In Gnomeo and Juliet, Romeo's name is changed to Gnomeo. The gnomes themselves are not Montagues or Capulets, but instead red and blue. Gnomeo belongs to the blue gnomes while Juliet is a red gnome. In Gnomeo and Juliet, there is a flamingo character named Featherstone. Featherstone could possibly be translated to Friar Lawrence because of how much he helps Gnomeo and Juliet try to be together despite having a family feud and being forbidden to love one another. Featherstone encourages Gnomeo and Juliet to try and live a happy life together and to overcome the feud. He himself used to have a lover so he connects with Gnomeo and Juliet. Like Friar Lawrence, he is completely on Gnomeo and Juliet's side. Unlike Romeo and Juliet, Gnomeo and Juliet do not have both parents. Gnomeo only has a mother; his father unfortunately died. Juliet only has a father; the story of her mother is unknown. Gnomeo's mother's name is Lady Blueberry, nothing like Lady Montague …show more content…
Leibovitz is representing the fight scene in which Tybalt kills Mercutio, causing Romeo to kill Tybalt, which can be found in Act 3, Scene 1 in Shakespeare's work. The angle and perspective in Leibovitz's artwork is eye level, also known as third person objective. When someone looks at the artwork, it feels like the person could be in the picture. This perspective is important because it allows people to see what the characters in the scene see. In the frame, Romeo has just killed Tybalt. Mercutio is laying dead in the background with Benvolio standing over him. It looks like the characters are in an old building. Outside the frame, viewers can infer that the Prince is on his way to the scene and to calm the ruckus. In 'The Curse,' there is a feeling of harmony between each aspect of the painting, based on the fact that all the colors have a green undertone and are very neutral and earthlike tones. The features of the painting seem rather balanced and realistic. However, Romeo does look rather larger and much more stronger than all the other characters. This could represent that Romeo is the more dominant character and this scene portrays him as powerful. The expressions of emotion in the painting include shock, depression, extreme anger, and devastation from Benvolio and Tybalt's men. Tybalt is