A tale so old, studied so often, yet greatly misunderstood by the masses. This is the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. This four hundred year old play has been adapted countless times, yet society has failed to understand this amazing literature. Modern culture has accepted the story of Romeo and Juliet as the perfect example of true love, but the truth is far from it. The play is in fact, a tragedy caused by lust and at most, immature hormonal driven love. The oddity would be Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. Baz Luhrmann’s Interpretation of this tragedy syncs in with the theme that Shakespeare intended to show his audience. To better understand how Baz Luhrmann reinforced the theme of Romeo and Juliet, it is important to have a grasp on the theme itself. Based on the evidence that will be shown in the two scenes, it can be inferred that Luhrmann believed the theme to be: young love is simply lust. The meaning of this theme is that what we humans believe love at first sight, or true and foremost love to be is simply a false misunderstanding. Love is often confused with lust as Friar Lawrence told Romeo,
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In both contexts, this scene occurs after the Capulet party. This occurs after the first time Romeo and Juliet meet and is situated within the Capulet mansion by the balcony of Juliet’s room. This particular scene is one of the prominent pillars that support the theme of this play. This is because after meeting one another for the briefest of moments, they wish to marry each other based on their physical beauty. This is surely an act of lust, as to be willing to live the rest of their lives with someone based on their beauty that you met not too long ago is a very imprudent act. Baz Luhrmann had done an exceptional job of recreating this scene as well as the theme with the usage of media techniques and has also kept a lot of similarities when compared to Shakespeare’s
“Is Rosaline, …show more content…
In both contexts, this scene occurs after the Capulet party. This occurs after the first time Romeo and Juliet meet and is situated within the Capulet mansion by the balcony of Juliet’s room. This particular scene is one of the prominent pillars that support the theme of this play. This is because after meeting one another for the briefest of moments, they wish to marry each other based on their physical beauty. This is surely an act of lust, as to be willing to live the rest of their lives with someone based on their beauty that you met not too long ago is a very imprudent act. Baz Luhrmann had done an exceptional job of recreating this scene as well as the theme with the usage of media techniques and has also kept a lot of similarities when compared to Shakespeare’s