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    One difference in the movie and book that is immediately apparent are the scenes. The major scene difference is that of the balcony scene. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is on a balcony, separated from being able to touch Romeo at all . In contrast to that, Juliet comes outside and is able to interact with Romeo throughout the whole scene during the movie. Romeo and Juliet are also able to kiss several times as well during the movie, but in the play they are separated by the balcony. The event

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    of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” Romeo and Juliet, the tragedy in which star crossed lovers meet their fate and endure a terrible ending. Though many different movies and other authors tried to copy the famous Shakespearian play, most do not succeed in capturing all the details and emotions the original script offers. The spin-offs and even movies fail to include different famous lines and acting scenes. One of which is the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli

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    Romeo and Juliet is a very well known book that is loved by many. There numerous movies done on Romeo and Juliet like Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version and Gnomeo and Juliet. There are many apparent differences like using guns instead of swords and using gnomes instead of people. Although there are many similarities, the differences between Luhrmann’s movie and Gnomeo and Juliet compared to the play Romeo and Juliet are evident. The similarities between the movie and the play only go down to the plot and

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    Romeo and Juliet Comparison Essay Romeo and Juliet has been told or shown many different ways. One would be the Romeo and Juliet 1968 version. The other two are called William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and the Romeo and Juliet 1996 version. I will show you how all of these tragedies are different and similar to each other, and that they are not all the same as some may think. At first I am going to talk about how costumes were the same in Romeo and Juliet 1968 version and

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    The film “Romeo and Juliet” was an amazing adaptation of the original play. Few differences were observed throughout the movie. The director of the film, Zefirelli, excluded tedious details to perfect the play and express his creativity. The film illustrated the emotions and feelings of the characters that were excluded in the book. Act I is well written and follows the story line. In the beginning of the play; Shakespeare draws in the groundlings with raunchy jokes. This does not happen in the

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    Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a famous writer. He's known for his plays. One of his popular ones is called Romeo and Juliet. This play was written around 1594-96, no one knows the exact date. The play is so popular that it is still talked about today in 2017. The play is so well known that there have be spinoffs of it, for example movies. The thing is everyone thinks that the play is this romantic love but it is actually not, instead it is a tragic romance. The

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    Romeo and Juliet is a classic play that everyone should know. It's about to star crossed lovers that can not be together. Their relationship is forbidden by their parents. It comes to a tragic end, where they end up killing themselves. I read in class Romeo and Juliet, it consists of two book versions and a movie version; Romeo and Juliet (original play), Romeo and/or Juliet (book version), Romeo and Juliet (Leonardo DeCaprio movie version). In these three plays the characters are all similar but

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    Story and Romeo and Juliet, the modern director captures Shakespeare’s original themes and ideas in West Side Story. Because West Side Story is a movie musical, it will be a lot of narrative conveyed through the song. While in the Romeo and Juliet we will be more find the characters says to himself or herself using poetic words of Shakespeare. That is the general differences that clearly visible on both movie. But if we examine in more detail, the movie West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet have many

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    (play/movie) Why is it that that the movie of Romeo and Juliet has a lot of different things compared to the play? In this essay I’m writing about the difference that the movie and play of Romeo and Juliet, and the similarities they have. The topic I’m discussing are, plot, character vs society. In brief, somebody named Romeo, wanted to look for his girlfriend Rosaline in the Capulet’s party. But when he saw another girl named Juliet, which he felt in love with her as fast as he saw her, he danced

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    Romeo and Juliet is the tragic love story that everyone knows. Romeo and Juliet is the heartbreaking love story between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet who lived in Italy in the middle ages. Capulets and Montagues are bitter enemies. Because Romeo comes from Montague and Juliet from Capulet, their parents will not allow them to associate with each other. We had the pleasure of reading the classic story in class and then proceeding to watch the movie. I noticed a couple of differences between the

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