“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?” These are words spoken by Juliet in both versions of the movie Romeo and Juliet produced by Franco Zeffirilli in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann in 1996. Both the masquerade ball and the balcony scenes portray the characters of Romeo and Juliet very differently as well as the overall production of the adapted versions of the plays. The masquerade ball takes place in the Capulet household, and that is about as far as the similarities go between the films. In the 1968 version of the film, Juliet dances with Romeo. There is a large group of people on the dancefloor that are dancing together. When Romeo sees Juliet dancing, he joins the group. As the people switch partners, eventually Romeo and Juliet end up dancing together. In the 1996 version, Juliet dances with Paris. Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris and encourage her to be with him, so
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In the 1968 version of the film, Romeo accidentally stumbles upon Juliet’s balcony after running away from his cousins and friends, who were looking for him. Then, he finds Juliet on the balcony outside of her room talking about him, and they then carry on a conversation on the spot. In the later version, Romeo sneaks back into the Capulet mansion after the party because he can’t stop thinking about Juliet. Once in the courtyard, Juliet comes out of the elevator and they both end up falling into the pool and instead of getting out, they stay there. They cause a commotion, so a security guard comes out to see what’s going on. Juliet pushes Romeo to hide under the water until the guard goes back inside, then they continue their conversation in the pool. Although both films are based off of the same play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, they are still very different. There are many differences that can be seen throughout the masquerade ball and the balcony scene. Some aspects are the same, but overall they are each
In the 1968 version of the film, Romeo accidentally stumbles upon Juliet’s balcony after running away from his cousins and friends, who were looking for him. Then, he finds Juliet on the balcony outside of her room talking about him, and they then carry on a conversation on the spot. In the later version, Romeo sneaks back into the Capulet mansion after the party because he can’t stop thinking about Juliet. Once in the courtyard, Juliet comes out of the elevator and they both end up falling into the pool and instead of getting out, they stay there. They cause a commotion, so a security guard comes out to see what’s going on. Juliet pushes Romeo to hide under the water until the guard goes back inside, then they continue their conversation in the pool. Although both films are based off of the same play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, they are still very different. There are many differences that can be seen throughout the masquerade ball and the balcony scene. Some aspects are the same, but overall they are each