Romeo And Juliet Comparative Analysis

Two star-crossed lovers, destined for death, separated by nothing other than their families inability to cooperate. The classic play ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ written by William Shakespeare within 1599, encompasses relevant messages which have fascinated readers for centuries. In the attempt to re-live Romeo and Juliet's historical tales many modernise versions of the play have been adapted into movies, such as those produced by Baz Luhrmann and Carlo Carlei. Both the aforementioned examples of Romeo and Juliet adhere extremely closely to William Shakespeare's original version of the play for they incorporate all many similarities including the multiple characters, settings and tones of the production which will be expressed below.

Luhrmann and

Luhrmann’s film contains dialogue sourced from the original script in order to bring the original version of Romeo and Juliet to life. During the film, the ball scene was lengthened in time, in contrast to the script, thus making it less engaging for viewers. By incorporating the original dialogue written by William Shakespeare viewers are able to reexperience a modernised version of the tale that had remained significant for centuries. Although, due to the lengthened ball scene, attention could possibly get lost, leaving some viewers to feel unengaged. In contrast, Carlei’s film adaption did not follow the original script yet remained very similar to the original play in relation to the length of different scenes. Carlei’s film became easier to interpret and enjoy as a result of all dialogue being in formal english, rather than Shakespearean and short, engaging scenes. This allowed a wider variety of viewers to watch the remade version of Romeo and Juliet, as it was easier to understand and people would not lose interest over a longer period of time. Both film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet remained very similar to the original script, with only minor variations, when considering the scene times and