Romeo and Juliet: Influence of Context

Romeo And Juliet Compare William Shakespeare’s Play with Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet Introduction Context has greatly influenced how Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s to how Romeo + Juliet was produced in 1996 by Baz Luhmen with a more modern intention. A key theme of Romeo and Juliet that occurs is Loyalty Vs. Disloyalty and the effects that this has on the characters Romeo and Juliet and their families. For example Romeo knows that if he tells his family of his

This drama study will argue for the acceptance of homosexuality as a primary theme in Goodnight Desdemona by Ann-Marie MacDonald. The main character, Constance, is a modern woman that is transported through time to play a new character in Romeo and Juliet and Othello. MacDonald allows Constance to become female and male characters, which explore the duality of genders roles, which challenge accepted homophobic assumptions about sexual relations in Shakespearean plays. Constance’s observations about

Discuss the appropriation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Romeo+Juliet’ by Baz Luhrmann Texts and ideas from texts are appropriated and transformed into other text forms and other compositions in a different context. An appropriation is a text that is appropriated or taken over by another composer and presented in a new way. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a well-known high culture text that is a tragedy about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families

The text ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, and the text ‘West Side Story’ by Arthur Laurents deal with the main themes of love and violence. The two stories are similar in many aspects of which include the characters and their experiences. The authors also explore the themes of fate, death and family, however love and violence was found to be the two stronger main themes displayed. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story both show the reader how prejudice and conflict can teach us how to hate

This passage in Romeo and Juliet details a conversation between lady capulet and Juliet about the death of tybalt. “That same villain, Romeo” although juliet pretends to agree with her mother her true feelings are exposed when she refuses to marry paris, “I will not marry yet and when I do, it shall be romeo”. The true power of love is displayed her as even after Romeo kills a close family member, without even knowing the context of the situation juliet sides with Romeo. This passage truly speaks

“meant to be”. This idea is explored in both William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1600) and Baz Luhrmann’s modern appropriation (1996), through personal values and separation between families. Baz Luhrmann’s film is a very successful appropriation of the original Shakespeare. Transforming the 16th century play into a contemporary popular culture film was done creatively by keeping the same values and language, but changing the context. The inevitability of fate upon different values which leads to

William Shakespeare’s 16th century play “Romeo And Juliet” successfully develops the themes of love,violence and family rivalry. Shakespeare has effectively conveyed these themes into the play through the conflict which constantly occurs between two wealthy and powerful families (known as the Capulets and Montagues) and also the love between Romeo and Juliet. Baz Luhrmann's version of the original play of “Romeo And Juliet” is modernized to meet the interests of a new audience. The prologue and

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film, Romeo + Juliet effectively appropriates the Shakespearean 16th century love tragedy. So why has Luhrmann decided to appropriate Romeo and Juliet? By changing the context, Luhrmann effectively makes the play relevant, discussing his contextual concerns of the 1990’s. This is done through the use of themes in the film, love, family disputes and hate which have remained similar to the original play, although the way they have been presented are different, in particular the

Romeo and Juliet is a true lovers’ tragedy, an epic masterpiece written by William Shakespeare in the peak of his creativity. It bears the existential dilemma of how to chase true love when all the odds are undeniably stacked against the seeker. The original play, first published in 1597, features the troubled paths of two star crossed lovers whose families despise each other with passion in deep extents. Over the centuries, there have been many interpretations of this play in various forms ranging

Romeo+Juliet, a kaleidoscopic film directed by Baz Lurmann, is an intriguing modern interpretation on Shakespeare’s 16th century romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, which has been appropriated to suit the audience and context of modern day society. Lurmann said in an interview, “Shakespeare had an amazing genius for capturing who we are and revealing it to us. My job is just to re-reveal it.” Lurmann successfully appropriated Shakespeare’s original ideas of conflict, violence, love and death, which