Have you ever thought you could love someone, and then in three days marry them? That's how it turned out to be with Romeo and Juliet, It was love at first sight. Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is in love with a woman named Rosaline. Mercutio tells Romeo to go with him to the Capulet party to find women that are much better than Rosaline. At the party Romeo meets Juliet, It was love at first sight. They had an instant connection, and in 3 days they were married. Romeo is then banished from Verona for slaying tybalt,and Juliet has a plan to get away and see him. The plan fails as both Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. By comparing Shakespeare’s text and Luhrmann adaptation, the representation …show more content…
One main similarity of the text and the Luhrmann version is when Lady Capulet wanted to talk to Juliet. When she was talking to Juliet she realized that she didn’t know a whole lot about Juliet and needed the Nurse to come in and talk to her. Lady Capulet says, “This is the matter nurse give leave/awhile/we must talk in secret. Nurse come back again/I have remembered me, thous hear our counsel/Thou knowest my daughter of a pretty age.”(Shakespeare.I.iii.9-13).In the audience's point of view it makes the reader see that juliet's mother didn't raise her the nurse did.One difference is during the party when Romeo and Juliet meet all they do is talk and then kiss and get separated”Madam,your mother craves a word with you”(I.iv.123)In the audience point of view it makes them see that they only had little time to meet and then got separated until they meet again .In the Luhrmann version of the movie, Lady Capulet needed to talk to Juliet about something. She then told the Nurse to leave because it needed to be a secret chat. Lady Capulet didn’t know what to say because she was never really Juliet's mother. She then called the Nurse back in to talk to Juliet for her because the Nurse was like a mother to Juliet. One difference that was in the movie and not in the text was at the Party.In the movie When Romeo and Juliet found each other they quickly ran off they would run off into the …show more content…
Some differences between the Luhrmann version and the play were in the Balcony scene, Death scene, and Party scene. The difference in the Death scene was that Juliet was awake when Romeo was taking the poison.A difference in the Party scene between the play and Luhrmann version was that Romeo and Juliet were kissing in an elevator. This is a big difference because in the play, Romeo and Juliet were in the corner of the building, and there were no elevators. In the Balcony scene in Luhrmann version, Romeo and Juliet were not even on a balcony, they were outside on the ground. And then fell into a pool. Even though they all have big differences, the three scenes have many similarities. Like in the Death scene, Romeo and Juliet die the same way. Romeo takes the poison and dies, and Juliet commits suicide. In the Party scene, Lady Capulet needed the Nurse to talk to Juliet because she was more of a motherly figure to Juliet than Lady Capulet was. And in the Balcony scene, Romeo and Juliet don’t know either of them are present while they are talking.Even though the Luhrmann version and the play are completely different in the modernness,characters, and choice of weapons, the two
However, the largest thing changed was the fate. In the end, when Romeo was about to die, Juliet wakes up but doesn’t have time to stop Romeo from taking the poison; whereas the King production, Romeo dies before Juliet wakes up. The purpose of Juliet to wake up before Romeo dies is to engage the audience and leave the audience with a sense of pity for the two lovers. In this scene, Romeo, crying, says “The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss…” From the quote, fate was highlighted due to the reason that Romeo says that he will seal the doors of breath, meaning that he will kill himself; yet, after he has said this, Juliet’s hand moves, but Romeo did not see. What engages the audience more is the dramatic irony, when the audience knows that Juliet is alive but Romeo doesn’t. This is the major method that the Luhrmann production recontextualises the
Her relationship with Juliet is very distant and weak. This is revealed by when she calls the nurse to ‘’come back again’’ when talking to Juliet. She becomes nervous and feels like she couldn’t talk to Juliet without the presence of the nurse.This suggests that she’s not used to being alone with Juliet and relies on the nurse to do the parenting. In
A Comparison of the Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet I have been studying the prologue to 'Romeo and Juliet' written by the
Now in the play in act 5 a total of four of the characters died but in the movie only two died in Act 5. The only real similarities are that Romeo and Juliet die and Balthazar told Romeo that Juliet died. At the same time the differences are that in the movie Romeo never went to the apothecary witch in the play he did. Also In the movie when Romeo and Balthasar went to the Capulet tomb Romeo never gave his servant the reason why he did go into the tomb and he opened the tomb with a boulder but in the play he told Balthasar that he was going to give juliet a final kiss and retrieve a ring from her. Romeo also opened the tomb the a iron crowbar. And the biggest Difference was that Lady Montague died from grief but in the movie she lived and Romeo never fought Parris in the movie at the Capulet
In conclusion, Lurhmann uses a lot of modern filming techniques to make Romeo and Juliet appeal to a contemporary audience. By relating certain aspects to situations in modern society, it makes the audience understand the ideas behind the original play and he simplifies the complicated old English of Shakespeare by adding exciting and dynamic visuals. Lurhmann tried to create a modern version of Romeo and Juliet and he was completely successful in his aims. Lurhmann defied all odds by making his film appeal to a modern audience and not only is this film very clever, it is a must see for any film lovers.
and Juliet both deep in love with each other, die at the end of the
Even though The Nurse may be a servant in the Capulet household, The Nurse has a far more superior role to an ordinary servant. This is seen in Act 1 Scene 3 when Lady Capulet sent The Nurse out and she immediately calls her back in as The Nurse knows Juliet so well. The relationship between The Nurse and Juliet is so strong that The Nurse knows Juliet better than her own mother; this is shown in Act 1 scene 3 when Lady Capulet does not know the age of her daughter.
Zeffirelli’s ultimate goal for his version of Romeo and Juliet was to capture Shakespeare’s original intentions for the play while targeting the teenage audience of his generation. Luhrmann’s intentions were different however; he changed the way an audience looks at Shakespeare’s masterpiece by modernising the props, costumes, and sets. Obviously, to match film time quotas Zefirelli and Luhrmann has both cut many lines out of the play.
Romeo and Juliet's kissing scenes in the elevator, the alterations of the famous balcony scene in ACT II, scene ii, and Juliet pointing her gun at Friar Lawrence after threatening to commit suicide if she does not get what she wants are minor discrepancies that occur in Baz Luhrmann's production which are not as serious inconsistencies. The discrepancies that take place in Luhrmann's portrayal of the Shakespearean classic are quite different to the play format, primarily because of the modern influence, but all of these discrepancies build up to what is the now the famous "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet."
Luhrmann modernised Romeo and Juliet through regular amendments of the props and costumes. In updating these aspects of the film, Luhrmann makes the play more relevant to our everyday modern environment. The actors in Luhrmann’s version carry guns instead of swords. Luhrmann, in an act of ingenious brand the guns with titles such as “Sword,” thus, enabling the original Shakespearean language to be preserved. Costumes differ dramatically between both versions of the film. In Luhrmann’s depiction of the motion picture, the Montagues have buzz cuts and pink hair whereas, the Capulets’ dress in vests and mainly dark clothes. All of these adjustments to the original play contribute to the popularity of the fil...
of this is the marriage scene. In the marriage scene of the play, Romeo and
Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo and Juliet is compelling when communicating the main ideas of the play by providing the audience with a modern translation of the play using the motifs in the film which correlate to the play.
Even though the themes were similar, the plot of the movie and the play were rather different. In the movie, Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, got an invitation to Lord Caplet’s ball where Romeo and Juliet meet, but in the movie Romeo and this friends go to Lord Capulet’s party uninvited. What's more, is that when Romeo was at the ball he was recognized by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, from the sound of his voice in the play, but in the movie Tybalt sees him. In addition to that one scene where Juliet was hysterical because she thought Romeo was dead was completely absent in the movie.
Baz Luhrman used filming techniques much more efficiently then Carlei and also used characterisation much better to relate to a modern audience. Luhrman Used clear changes in music and camera shots to convey his point of view on the tragedy making it much easier for the audience to pick up on. Although the language used is more supportive in Carlei’s version, I still think that Luhrman has provided a better balance of modern context to fulfil the audience’s needs while providing insight of William Shakespeare’s love Tragedy of Romeo and
The Nurse has a stronger relationship with Juliet over her own mother, Lady Capulet. The nurse really cares for Juliet and loves her like a daughter because she lost her daughter Susan. “Susan and she-God rest all Christian souls!-/Were of an age: well, Susan is with God…”(Ⅰ,ⅲ,20-21). The Nurse lost her daughter, Susan, and she was born on the same day as Juliet. This leads me to believe that the Nurse must be replacing her own loss with the life of Juliet. The Nurse did do many things that only mothers do. “She was wean’d,-I never shall forget it…”(Ⅰ,ⅲ,26). This quote says that the nurse will never forget the day that Juliet was weaned off of her breast milk. Breastfeeding is something