For over four hundred years, the classic, yet tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet has been loved and adored by people all over the world. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare in 1591, has been transformed numerous times throughout the course of its existence, but particularly by Baz Lurhmann in 1996 and again in 2013 by Carlo Carlei. All three of these versions were able to effectively portray act 5 Scene 3, also knows as ‘The Death Scene’ through their own perspectives while still successfully keeping the underlying theme of the cruelty of fate.
During the scene in which the two lovers meet, Shakespeare has used a wide variety of aesthetic features and language techniques in order to convey the main theme of death. To convey the theme of death in this scene, Shakespeare has used a variety of softly spoken words and beautiful sentences with deeper meanings such as ‘Why art thou yet so fair? Shall I believe that unsubstantial death is amorous, and that the lean abhorrèd monster keeps thee here in dark to be his paramour?’ (Romeo - Act 5 Scene 3 Page 5). This particular extract from the script is able to express to us that Romeo is saddened and confused towards his love Juliet’s death through the use of aesthetic features such as personification by saying that death is in love with Juliet. Similarly, Shakespeare has continued to use …show more content…
Shakespeare has decided to use personification and language features, Lurhmann has decided to use Camera angles and setting and Carlei has chosen to use music and setting. All three of these versions have been able to successfully show the love story of Romeo and Juliet through their own perceptions while still portraying the main, underlying theme of death and the cruelty of
During the scene in which the two lovers meet, Shakespeare has used a wide variety of aesthetic features and language techniques in order to convey the main theme of death. To convey the theme of death in this scene, Shakespeare has used a variety of softly spoken words and beautiful sentences with deeper meanings such as ‘Why art thou yet so fair? Shall I believe that unsubstantial death is amorous, and that the lean abhorrèd monster keeps thee here in dark to be his paramour?’ (Romeo - Act 5 Scene 3 Page 5). This particular extract from the script is able to express to us that Romeo is saddened and confused towards his love Juliet’s death through the use of aesthetic features such as personification by saying that death is in love with Juliet. Similarly, Shakespeare has continued to use …show more content…
Shakespeare has decided to use personification and language features, Lurhmann has decided to use Camera angles and setting and Carlei has chosen to use music and setting. All three of these versions have been able to successfully show the love story of Romeo and Juliet through their own perceptions while still portraying the main, underlying theme of death and the cruelty of