Comparing Zeffirelli's Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been modified numerous times and has been a source of inspiration for many playwrights and directors. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are examples of directors that use Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy as a basis for their films.

Tybalt intended to fight Romeo because he disliked his presence at the Capulet’s party but after Romeo refuses to fight Mercutio feels the need to fight for him instead. This is not the only time Mercutio is a display of masculinity in the play. As Romeo’s friend he likes to mock him, calling him an petrarchan lover and joking about his version of love. The difference to Romeo is also found when juxtaposing how Romeo and Mercutio speak. For instance, when Romeo talks about the girls he is in love with or has a crush on he talks in poetic sentences. In comparision, Mercutios:” Laura was a kitchen slave. Surely she has a better love to make rhymes for her. Dido was shabbily dressed. Cleopatra was a gypsy girl. Helen and Hero were sluts and harlots.

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Romeo and Juliet is a play created by a famous playwright called William Shakespeare. Baz Luhrmann adapted the play to create a modern version of Romeo and Juliet in 1996. There are many similarities and differences in how Baz Lurhmann and Shakespeare portray the relationship between Juliet and her parents. There are many times in the scene how Shakespeare uses language, structure and form to present the relationship between Juliet and her parents, while Baz Luhrmann reveals this relationship using different camera angles and diegetic and non diegetic sounds and shot types.

The 1996 film, Romeo and Juliet, is Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of William Shakespeare’s play by the same name. This film is part of Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy where Luhrmann uses a theatre motif in each, with poetry and language being the motif used in Romeo and Juliet. This play was originally written by William Shakespeare who was an English poet, playwright, actor and a man who is considered one of the greatest contributors to English literature as he invented over 1700 now common words and wrote some of the world’s most famous plays. Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595 so Luhrmann had to give the film a contemporary twist but keeps the original themes of forbidden love and young romance to appeal to a modern audience. In the

Ever wondered who produced a “Romeo and Juliet,” movie or play, other than Shakespeare himself? If you didn’t well it’s time you do. Franco Zeffirelli is both an Italian producer and director. Zeffirelli was born February 12, 1923 in Florence, Italy. Baz Luhrmann, another producer and director, also produced a movie of “Romeo and Juliet”. Luhrmann’s version took place in modern time, when the Zeffirelli version was closer to the plot of the book. This is why the Zeffirelli does an exceptional job in retelling the tragedy.

Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, classic love story written by the incomparable William Shakespeare. Many of Shakespeare’s works are considered literary classics, but none are more loved than Romeo and Juliet. This play masterfully tells the love story of two teenagers in Elizabethan England. The title characters Romeo and Juliet are members of two feuding families, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. There are different stylistic ways of portraying Romeo and Juliet, and the two most popular film versions portray two very different styles of this one play. Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet was made in the 1970s, and is the film version most commonly shown in high school classrooms. The newest film version of this play is Baz Luhrmanns

‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.

Romeo and Juliet is a timeless story about two ill-fated lovers. Originally written by, Shakespeare, this story has been adapted by different directors who all commonly try to add their own unique twist to it. Two of the most prevalent adaptations of Romeo and Juliet have been done by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, who have taken this love story to the big screen. Franco Zeffirelli’s movie, which was produced in 1968, is extremely authentic and stays true to Shakespeare's vision, whereas, Baz Luhrmann’s version produced in 1996, is contemporary and appeals more to younger audiences. There are various differences and a couple of similarities between Zeffirelli’s and Luhrmann’s movie versions such as the costumes, their interpretations of

In the different film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zefirelli best conveys an emotional impact through the set design, blocking, and other theatrical elements. Zefirelli also chooses to have the film in the fourteenth century so that Shakespeare’s diction is comprehensible. From this, Zeffirelli adaptation is best conveys the romantic impact Shakespeare intends to emphasize.

The traditional play starts with Mercutio accusing Benvolio of being hot headed which is ironic after his Queen Map rant. The film adaptation begins with Mercutio firing a gun into the water which not only shows his anger but also displays a masculine side to Mercutio contradicting his camp side and developing the idea that he has a split personality similar to the metal Mercury.He also continues his disrespect towards the Capulets with the quote “By my heel, I care not.”which is disrespectful because it is the lowest part of the body, this is clarified for a 90’s teenage audience by Mercutio putting his feet on the table, using a patronising tone of voice and pretending not to notice that the Capulets have arrived as though they are insignificant. The turning point of the scene was when Tybalt insults Mercutio’s honour by suggesting that he “consorts” with Romeo. This is what fuels Mercutio’s anger which is shown with the use of short sentences and an exclamation mark. As Mercutio and Tybalt begin to taunt each other in the film, Mercutio naturally plays up for he crowd which highlights his love for attention, the music speeding up and rapidly changing camera angles are used to build tension. He also uses body language such as beating his chest which could be considered masculine for a 90’s audience. Romeo the turns down the duel against Tybalt. In Elizabethan times honour was extremely important and after it had been knocked the only way to regain it was with a duel. Therefore an Elizabethan audience would have seen Romeo backing down as weak and the play sounds as though Mercutio’s line “O calm, dishonourable, vile submission” is aimed at Romeo for his cowardice and that protecting Romeo’s honour is the reason for the fight. However Mercutio normally disagrees with social conventions so perhaps his real reason to fight is to save Romeo due to his love for him. This differs

In the Zeffirelli version, Tybalt asks for Romeo and Mercutio starts taunting him, but Tybalt just takes it with a smile, which teens see as strange considering what Tybalt did the night before. When Romeo finally arrives, Tybalt almost forgives Romeo, but due to peer pressure, he instead starts a playful duel with Mercutio. Toward the end, Mercutio gets hurt by accident and Tybalt flees with panic creating creases in his brow. This behavior further alienates Tybalt from the antagonistic characterization Shakespeare had built toward the beginning of the play, making him seem more playful and easy going. This tends to be unsatisfactory with boisterous adolescents who often refuse to accept benevolent behavior because being dark, edgy and unforgiving is cool, even though it’s considerably immature to think in that fashion.

Romeo and Juliet is a written play by William Shakespeare in 1895 revolves around two young teenagers’ complex and intriguing love story. A film adaptation was written and directed in 1999 by Baz Luhrmann later on. The famous play explores the themes of love and conflict with many languages techniques: metaphor, repetition, symbolism, and juxtaposition. While Baz Luhrmann effectively portrays the themes through film techniques and scene settings. Both of the composers was able to address a series of ideas base on love and conflict such as reckless, passionate, purity, tragic, and challenges.

This book starts with Dane Kennedy waking up to a phone call from the hospital, telling him he is still listed as his ex-boyfriend's Power of Attorney and he should come to the hospital. Dane finds out his ex is deathly ill and goes through days in the ICU. Dane contacts ex's family and they hang up on him. He ends up having to pull life support. Dane is emotionally devastated. But he is the best man in his brothers wedding and flies to Granite County. There he meets brothers Vyce and Fyuri Romeo, who are in town because their brother is standing up in the same wedding. Vyce immediately wants to keep Dane, and Fyuri wants a to scratch an itch. They fight.

As we read the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare we have also watched clips of the play from two different films based on the play. The first film by Franco Zeffirelli was made in the year 1968, this film has the old style vibe while the one made by Baz Luhrmann in 1997 has a more modern feeling compared to the one from Zeffirelli. After reading and watching the play we had to choose a specific act and scene from the play, talking about the difference between the play and the two films based on the play. I chose Act II scene VI which is the part when Romeo and Juliet get married by Friar Laurence in the church.