Comaprison of Film Version and the Original Act One Scene Five of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The essay will examine Act one, scene five from the play Romeo and Juliet. In my essay I will be comparing the modern film version with the original written play. In the scene we are studying, Lord Capulet is holding a party for his fellow Capulet’s. Romeo and his Montague friends attempt to gate crash the party. During the party Romeo meets Juliet. After he has kissed her she goes up the stairs towards Lord Paris and Romeo then realises she’s a Capulet. When Tybalt sees Romeo he says to his servant “Fetch me my rapier boy”. This means get me my sword. But his uncle stops him from killing him he says “he shall be endured”. He does this because he doesn’t want a fight to start during his party in front all of the guests because it will show him up. This scene comes after the play has opened with the two families fighting. They have always been fighting and this is an everlasting feud because they hate each other. I think they hate each other because they are the top families in the city so the rivalry between them is huge. This type of fighting could still happen today without cause if the feud and rivalry was just as big. The film leaves out a lot of dialogue. For example, Romeo’s sonnet has been left out because they can show that he loves Juliet in the film. Also at the beginning they left out the servants because when the party starts you can see in the film that they are getting ready because they are putting up decorations and getting dressed. The written play gives us the idea that a party is taking place at the beginning of the scene. We know this because the servants are getting the room ready quickly and the guests are waiting on the side to begin the partying. The film is very different to the play in showing the party scene.