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Romeo and Juliet is a play about star-crossed lovers whose parents have been fighting for decades. The play fits into the tragedy genre because as they try to be together, Romeo and Juliet happen to make things worse, resulting in death of many people. At the time the play was written, the father of a woman generally picked who the daughter was to marry. With Juliet wanting to marry Romeo, it was against her father’s wishes. This paper will be analyzing act 3 scene one and how it plays as a…

Romeo and Juliet Essay When you think of rebellious you think of young teens, or your favorite movie villain, or maybe even The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare is the story of two star-crossed lovers who go through so much just for love. The Montague and Capulets are rival, royal families. In the beginning, Romeo Montague is depressed because his love for a girl named Rosaline is not returned. He sees Juliet at a party the same day and…

Jennifer L. Martin’s article “Tights vs. Tattoos” accurately points out significant differences between Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet by justifying its claims with evidence from both movies. Martin’s article “Tights vs. Tattoos” correctly identifies contrast in the tomb scene between both movies because it states that Zeffirelli’s portrayal reveals Romeo dying before Juliet awakes, whereas Luhrmann’s adaptation has Juliet gaze at Romeo for a second before the…

Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare that has been adapted over many years into many different forms. Baz Luhrmann (Director of the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet) wrote and directed a modernised version of Romeo and Juliet with prominent themes throughout. Both versions represented context that the other did not and this will be the focus of the essay. Baz Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet is set in the make believe world of Verona Beach. A violent place were the…

Comparing Zefirelli’s and Luhrmann’s Adaptations to Romeo and Juliet Many film adaptations have been made to William Shakespeare’s plays. Two notable adaptations are from Franco Zefirelli and Baz Luhrmann, who both turned The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to a film. Franco Zefirelli’s version was made in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann’s version was made in 1996. The setting, character portrayal, and lighting in Zefirelli’s version gives a more realistic depiction of the relationship between Romeo and…

Written in 1594, the historically significant play by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, has been adapted numerously throughout the years, including a traditional film version directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 and a modern edition by Baz Luhrmann in 1996. As in the play, the meeting between Juliet and Romeo instigates the tragedy, with both directors utilising mise-en-scene and sound differently in this scene. Zeffirelli, however, provides an enhanced portrayal of the original piece with…

Baz Luhrmann has got to be one of, if not the, most controversial directors. His films and directing ideas and takes on certain movies seem to evoke extreme feelings in many people. It’s either you really love his movies or just dislike them completely. In this essay, I will be comparing the Masked Ball sequence from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to the Gatsby Parties seen in ‘The Great Gatsby’. I will be going over the camera angles, computer generated images, 3D effect, music and the portrayals of…

A movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 portrays the original work of the playwright and script. The story is about the tragic, and untimely death of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet . In the following scene the story opens to Act III Scene i with Mercutio and Tybalt. This scene follows the interaction of major characters such as Tybalt, Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio. Throughout this scene, the adaptation was able to interpret the following:…

If Romeo and Juliet can be summed up in one line, that line would be, “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” which perfectly portrays the tragic romance of the two lovers (Shakespeare 33??) Many films since this line has been written have been created in honor of the famous play, such as Zeffirelli’s and Luhrmann's. Zeffirelli's version of the story more accurately portrays Shakespeare’s original intent with setting, dialogue, and costumes identical to those imagined when one reads it.…

Over the years several different directors, including Luhrmann and Zeffirelli, have wrote Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in many different interesting ways. This story tells you about a boy and a girl who are in love but they come from two different families. They find each other and they get married. In the end out of the actions of her father, they die in each other arms. Luhrmann and Zeffirelli both present the play of Romeo and Juliet in different way to show the party scene, wedding scene…