Act 3 Scene 1 Differences Between Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is known to be one of the most relevant tragic love stories, even as it is read over 400 years after it was first published. Because of this relevancy, in 1996 the play was adapted into a film directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film transformed Shakespeare’s original into a more modern context, attempting to keep that relevancy in an era with a different society and contrasting morals. Through this translation of text to film, Luhrmann has changed certain aspects to adjust the audience’s perspectives on the story and on certain characters and has therefore lost some of the original meaning of the text. A significant change created was how the audience was positioned to view Romeo. The theme of loyalty among family members and friends is evident in the change of character, as well as the characterization of the main antagonist, and the ideas of fortune that Shakespeare embedded throughout his play. These elements were exceptionally notable when analyzing and comparing Act 3 Scene 1 of the play to Luhrmann’s representation.
The theme of loyalty displayed in Luhrmann’s portrayal of Romeo and Juliet diverges greatly from the original text and is evident all throughout Act 3 Scene 1. However, it is …show more content…
Luhrmann’s portrayal of Romeo when translating the script to film gives the audience a completely different perspective of him than was originally intended in Shakespeare’s work. There is then a different outlook on the play and different emotions from the audience at Romeo and Juliet’s inevitable death. Therefore, while Luhrmann’s depiction of Romeo changed the whole dynamic of the play, and while it still kept the same storyline, the audience’s perspective and emotions were different than they would have been if faced with the