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    Movie Compare and Contrast      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.      First

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    in the movie. In the movie, Romeo had jumped out of the car and then ran back to Juliet’s balcony where he climbed on the garden trellis to listen for Juliet. Romeo and Juliet end up in the pool hiding from the watch guard which had came to check on Juliet because of the weird movement on the cameras. In contrast, in the play there was no mention of a pool and Juliet had warned Romeo that if he was caught by the watchmen he would be a dead man, but a watchman never went to check on Juliet. When Juliet

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    The movie and book was way different.They talked the same and were word for word at some parts.The biggest difference was the timeline.The book took place in the past and the movie took place in the modern time.When the movie started to talk i was thinking about the horses they were going to be riding but wasn't I not wrong there was cars everywhere.It went from having cars to having guns.The book didn’t have guns if you remember or is it just me?There was all the same people meaning the names were

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    The Romeo and Juliet movie is truly different than the play. There are a few versions of movies of this play, however, the one we watched in class was highly action packed. It had a whole dissimilar setting that you could hardly tell it was the story of Romeo and Juliet. Even though, it was different in many ways it did have it’s similarities. They did have all the same characters, and main scenes in the movie still. In the play and movie the setting was in Verona, Italy. However, a lot of the

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    In the original play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare in 1587, throughout the years there have been movies made trying to convey the message that Shakespeare had wanted. The movies that will be examined in order to compare the differences on whether they are similar to the original are Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and Carlo Carlei’s 2013 version, Romeo & Juliet. The movies are another version of the original play in terms of setting, tone and characters

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    Praveen John Dr. Manpreet Sahota EAC150NCQ March-05-2016 Romeo and Juliet- Movie Comparison (1968 version vs. the 2013 version) The movie, Romeo and Juliet was first released in the year 1968 though we have newer versions of the year 1996 and 2013. The films represent a visual version of William Shakespeare’s book titled Romeo and Juliet. The movie and book are both built around the two characters with major focus on their love life. In this case, we make a comparison between the film released

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    Romeo and Juliet Movie In the movie, horses became cars, swords became guns, and the prologue starts with a TV reporter. Because of the cars, now the characters are able to move faster through the city, and with the guns, the characters don’t need to get close so they can fight. Because of that the scenes in the movie seem to happen more quickly than in the play. The author did these changes because the movie can’t take too much time. The character that is the most different from the play in my

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    Teen rebellion is contrasted to “Romeo and Juliet”, and through centuries of movies, books, songs, and along with poems because people relate to going against rules at some point in their life to do something they said they were not supposed (Shakespeare). Teen rebellion makes songs, poetry, books, and movies more desirable by giving it a more unique, and interesting look at different point of views which some to most people could relate to in some way. Most movies, and songs can give some representation

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    the play and movie is the time period. The play Romeo and Juliet takes place in the 1400’s. The movie Romeo and Juliet takes place in 1996. You can tell almost immediately that the movie takes place in a different time period. In the movie they have cars, telephones, Tv, and guns. Their clothes are also a lot different in the movie. You would not see people walking around in what they were wearing in the movie in the 1400’s. Romeo and Benvolio find out about the party on Tv in the movie. In the play

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    Shakespeare's’ Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous plays ever written. Over the years there have been many different play and film adaptations. Because it has such an interesting story people have tried to put their own twist to the story. Its not necessarily how they change the story that makes it interesting, its the way its portrayed and shown. There are quite a few different, but definitely exciting versions of the greatest love story ever written. Premiering at the Carthay Circle theatre

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