Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet

The Real Movie
Two directors both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where they lay their scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where the civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of two households
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured action unfolds
Their death with poison and a knife,
The fearful passage of their death-marked love,
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, only their children’s end, could remove
Is now the two hours’ traffic of their stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, the two movies shall strive to mend.
The two directors that owe this stage are Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann. Each one plays Shakespeare well

Franco Zeffirelli cast great actors, Olivia Hussey for the role of Juliet and Leonard Whiting for the role of Romeo. Baz Luhrmann, as well, chose excellent actors, Leonardo DiCaprio for Romeo and Claire Danes for Juliet. The two pairs interpret their characters differently. Their differences are evident in the emotionally intense scenes. Hussey and Whiting cry very dramatically ― flinging their body around, almost as if throwing a tantrum. For example, after hearing of his banishment, as Romeo, is loudly wailing on the ground and stumbling over his feet yet, no tears pour out of his eyes. In contrast, DiCaprio’s Romeo, when learning of his characters banishment, was worried and extremely exhausted after his multiple fights with Tybalt. Similarly, he was depressed and he showed it with his tears. DiCaprio’s interpretation of the scene brings more suspension and more intensity to the very significant scene. For the role of Juliet, played by Hussey in the Zeffirelli version, when the maid lost hope for Romeo’s and Juliet’s marriage, Juliet expressed it by showing clear betrayal in her face, actions, and words. However, Danes, Luhrmann’s Juliet, reacted calmly and very maturely, as if she no longer cared for the Nurse’s opinion. This sort of reaction is far more realistic than the dramatic facial expression of Hassey. Dane’s and DiCaprio’s realistic approach to their characters is a conscious decision between them and Luhrmann,