Adaptation of Act 1, Scene 5 from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in Modern Cinema The play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written by William Shakespeare over 400 years ago and is still a popular story in modern times. It’s a Shakespeare tragedy with all the usual characteristics such as love, hate and death. It tells the story of two young people who fall in love at first sight, only to find that their families are sworn enemies! There is great conflict between both families and the young lovers – from separate families, have to hide their relationship from their parents. This story works in a modern film because it is still something that happens in society today, and is often the theme of popular soaps such as “Eastenders” and “Coronation Street”. In the Lurhmann production, Leonardo de Caprio and Claire Danes star as the ‘star-crossed’ lovers. The story has all the ingredients to make a modern blockbuster. For example, in Baz Lurhmann’s version, he uses guns, car chases, lights, music and the fast delivery of Shakespeare’s text to create a best selling movie. The play opens with a fight between servants belonging to the Capulets and the Montagues. Romeo is not involved because he is lovesick over Rosaline, a relation of Capulet. Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin, tries to talk Romeo out of sneaking into the ball. But when their friend Mercutio says he can get them into the Capulets ball, masked. Romeo sees this as a chance to see Rosaline. Act 1 scene 5 is very important in the play because it is when Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. Lord Capulet has prepared his house for a party. ‘More light, you knave, and turn the tables up, quench the fire….’ Shakespeare has to have his character speak about this because of the lack of scenery in Elizabethan theatre. Plays were performed in the afternoon because there was no false lighting available so that’s why his characters had to talk about the lighting. This is very different in the film because the producer uses bright
The Ways that Shakespeare Makes Act 1 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet Dramatically Effective
Act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most dramatic of
big this party is going to be and how many people are invited by the
The Role of Act 3 Scene 1 and Act 3 Scene 5 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
whether he was really in love with Rosaline, or did he just want to be
Act 3, Scene 1 in 'Romeo and Juliet' is very important to the play as
play just in the opening, so we know what is going to happen from the
Act 3, scene 5 is a vital scene in the play, as it shows how the
The Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for a Cinema Audience There are many difference between showing a play in a theatre and showing it on film. The theatre is more of a writers medium and more emphasis is shown on language, you could say theatre acting is more dramatic. Film actors don't need to be quite so dramatic as the point the actor is trying to make can be conveyed in other ways on screen (such as through use of varied backgrounds). Also on stage the scenes need to be longer, this is to avoid changing the stage regularly. If a film had long scenes set in one place only, the audience would probably become quite restless and wonder what the point of such a long scene would be.
Now in Act 5, this is the time that Romeo shows the theme death. He
The Dramatic Effect of Act One Scene Five of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this essay I will explain how Act 1, Scene 5 is dramatically effective. Act 1, Scene 5 is the most important scene in the play because it is the scene where Romeo and Juliet first meet. This play is essentially about two families that are enemies, The Capulet’s and the Montague’s, Juliet is the daughter of Capulet and Romeo son of Montague during the play they fall in love. Right from the beginning the prologue tells us this play is a tragedy.
point? Act 1 scene 5 is a significant scene as the scene tells us a
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been modified numerous times and has been a source of inspiration for many playwrights and directors. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are examples of directors that use Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy as a basis for their films.
The Scenes Act 4 Scene 3 - Act 5 Scene 1 in “Romeo and Juliet” can be
In my opinion Act 1 Scene 1 is the most important scene of the play