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
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
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
A Comparison of the Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet I have been studying the prologue to 'Romeo and Juliet' written by the
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."
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.
of this is the marriage scene. In the marriage scene of the play, Romeo and
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
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.
Lady Capulet is known to be a foil character to the nurse. As the nurse is portrayed as a loving character and mother-like figure towards Juliet. Alternatively, Lady Capulet is stiff and inconsiderate towards Juliet. She seems to only care about how Juliet will make the family reputation appear to others, constantly treating her like a tool for status by marrying her to Paris.
Good morning/afternoon Ms Pritchard and 10B English, today I will be exploring two of the same scenes from different film versions of Romeo and Juliet. Each film was directed by different but equally professional directors to allow the audience to understand the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The scene I am going to analyse is the party scene when Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. The first film being discussed was directed by Baz Luhrman in 1996; an Australian director who loves to spice up his films to keep the audience on their feet. The second film was directed by Carlo Carlei in 2013; an Italian master mind of directing who prefers to stay true to his films and become one with the audience and the story being told. Both directors
Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet is a film that converts Shakespeare’s famous play into a present-day setting. The film transforms the original texts into modern notions, whilst still employing Shakespearean language. Compared to Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, Luhrmann’s picture is easier for a teenage audience to understand and relate to because of his modernisations. Despite the passing of four centuries Shakespeare’s themes of love, hate, violence, family and mortality remain the same regardless of the setting.
The Nurse is Capulets servant, and she is a very good servant as she tries her hardest to please the Capulets and Juliet at the same time. She is also a very important character in the play and in the Capulets lives. Through out the play The Nurse is Juliet’s confidant. The Nurse is a crucial character who strongly influences Juliet’s thoughts and actions. The main reason why the Capulet employed her was to breast feed Juliet. The Nurse was perfect for the job because she had just lost her little baby Susan, and The Nurse will now have unwanted breast milk that is ideal for Juliet as Lady Capulet does not want the role of breast feeding. The relationship between The Nurse and Juliet is like a mother daughter relationship, she is like Juliet surrogate mother towards Juliet.
Baz Lurhmann’s creation of the film Romeo and Juliet has shown that today’s audience can still understand and appreciate William Shakespeare. Typically, when a modern audience think of Shakespeare, they immediately think it will be boring, yet Lurhmann successfully rejuvenates Romeo and Juliet. In his film production he uses a number of different cinematic techniques, costumes and a formidably enjoyable soundtrack; yet changes not one word from Shakespeare’s original play, thus making it appeal to a modern audience.
and Juliet both deep in love with each other, die at the end of the
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.