Comparing Romeo And Juliet To Baz Luhrmann's It

In the movie Romeo and Juliet by Baz luhrmann's It is similar in many different ways. For one the movie quotes in the book are precisely based off of the scene/what is going on in the movie. In addition to that statement, the characters in the movie also betray to what they are saying in the book. In the movie Juliet is dresses as an angel while Romeo is dressed as a prince. In the book Romeo talks about Juliet being a saint while Romeo is a pilgrim. The balcony scene in Baz Luhrmann’s movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet does justice to the original because of what they are speaking and there costumes. For starters, in the

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” (2). This is the first sentence In the scene as Romeo climbs up the balcony. In the movie it is the same He climbs up the the vine wall and repeats the same lovely words to his one and only Juliet. As Juliet walks in she begins to say her lines after romeos the same as the book. “O Romeo,Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? deny my father and refuse thy name! or,if you thou wilt not, be sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a capulet”(33-36). As she walks out and says these words Romeo shows up and does the same thing he does in the movie (maybe not falling in the pool) but the same enchanting words to his beloved Juliet. Lastly in the book and the movie they same the same things and nothing is twisted around or changed to make it seem better or more understandable. In many different ways movies often times put little things to betray from the book. In the book Romeo and juliet talk about being a saint and a pilgrim. In the movie to convey this Juliet wears a angel costume to the party to represent the saint, while Romeo wears a night costume to represent the pilgrim. “My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself” ( 55). Some people may feel this was a