William Shakespeare’s famous romantic tragedy recounts the lives of two young fictional characters, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ who dare a brief love against their own opposing families, the Capulets and the Montagues. The two star-crossed lovers proceed to take their own lives, after believing their beloved has been condemned to death by fate. The play has been adapted into several different films, including the 1968 version directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and the 1996 version directed by Baz Luhrmann. Zeffirelli selected Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey to play the roles of Romeo and Juliet, while Luhrmann chose Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes to play the same roles respectively. The 1968 version was set in Verona Italy, in the 16th century, and …show more content…
This is used to capture Romeo’s raw emotions, as he slowly drags himself down the hallway, not wanting to face what lays before him. Romeo is wearing a modern outfit, as this relates to the modern style of the film, and is holding a gun in his right hand. This uses dramatic irony because the audience is aware that it will play a part in the death of Juliet. The lighting is dull, as it is set during the night, and the only source of light is the candles and crosses in the tomb. The scene is dark, to represent the tragic events that will unfold. Luhrmann uses dramatic irony by employing a series of close up shots of Juliet’s hands and face moving. This makes the scene more tragic, as the audience is aware that Juliet is not dead, and is anxious for her to wake up in time to stop Romeo from poising himself. In addition, Luhrmann uses a close-up shot of Juliet touching Romeo’s face, followed by his reaction, as he realises that he has made a mistake. This makes the scene more tragic, because we know that if Romeo waited even a few more seconds before consuming the poison, he would have realised that Juliet was alive, and would not have killed himself. Furthermore, it makes his death far more unpleasant, as Romeo realises the consequences of his actions, and dies with
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
was the first film of Romeo and Juliet. It was produced in 1968 and it
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
The film and the play, Romeo and Juliet is an ever grey due to tragic over tones play which draws undivided attention of Shakespeare’s writing even during this modern era. The 1996 version, Baz Lurhmann adopted the storyline to reflect the revealing trend of dispute between two feuding families. A film which shows a detailed study of the play of the immensely popular 1996 version directed by Baz Lurhmann.
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.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is
There are many similarities and differences between the sixties version of Romeo and Juliet and the modern version of Romeo and Juliet. It is very easy to spot these differences considering the time period each movie was set in. There are some things in the play that totally got cut from both movies. There are also some things that they added to the movies that weren’t in the play. Let us get on to the similarities and differences.
It is appealing to Juliet how this poison will allow for her cheeks to become pale and look like death. Juliet is influenced by the Friar through his plan and the use of this simile, and she might have married Paris if there was no better option, so this simile backs up the theme of how society determines a person’s future stance in life. Finally, Romeo has plans to kill himself after he finds out that Juliet is supposedly dead. His plan to kill himself, however, cannot be enacted without help from an outside source, which
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
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.
In act 3, scene 1 of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, there is a big fight going on. Tybalt walks in on Mercutio & Benvolio, asking to fight Romeo. Romeo comes in, bickers with Tybalt, and Mercutio gets mad. He fights Tybalt and dies. Romeo gets mad and decides to fight Tybalt. Romeo then kills Tybalt, and runs away. The Prince comes in and bns Romeo from Verona. While the 1968 version, and the 1996 version have their similarities, it is the differences the 1968 version has from the 1996 version that makes it a more effective version.
The balcony scene in the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet is more romantic than the 1968 version because of the fluidity of acting and facial expressions. The director maintains a romantic mood by using actions and dialog. When saying goodbye to each other, Romeo and Juliet are hesitant to leave each other, their actions are fluid and believable. This creates a romantic mood because they don’t want to say goodbye to each other, even though they have to. It shows us they genuinely love each other.
Romeo and Juliet, the famous play written by Shakespeare, is one that even many centuries later is still constantly retold and talked about. It conveys the uplifting story of two lovers who unfortunately were not allowed to be together, due to the ongoing feud between their families. Despite all of the risks and even at the cost of their own lives, they still went against everything that they had ever known and got married. However, shortly afterwards, a fight broke out between the Montague and the Capulet when Tybalt comes to confront Romeo about being at the party. Even when refusing to fight, Mercutio draws his sword and battle rages out, ending up with the death of both Mercutio and Tybalt. Due to how well-known and celebrated the play is, many different versions were made out of it, including the 1968 version by Zeffirelli and the 1996 version by Luhrmann. They both have many differences in the way they present the fighting scene. Nevertheless, due to the symbolism, mood, props, and other characteristics of this version, the 1968 version of the fight between the Montagues and Capulets is the better portrayal of the scene.
The small amount of Natural lighting and chandelier made the room dark and mysterious, causing the audience to feel ensure and sad. As for in Romeo and Juliet, Baz Luhrmann intended to make destiny a believable reason for Romeo and Juliet’s death. He sets the scene at a church filled with lit candles and large crosses. To symbolize a higher power is in play. High angle shots are used to amplify this idea.
In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, is a traditional adaptation of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet, with some variations. Baz Luhrmann directed the 1996 version, also known as the MTV Romeo † Juliet. This version is very modernized, but keeps the language intact with few changes.