What is drama? The Collins dictionary describes drama as a serious
play for theatre, television or radio.
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What is drama? The Collins dictionary describes drama as a serious
play for theatre, television or radio.
Drama is enjoyed today as much if not more than in when it was
invented. Everyone around the world in some time in their lives has
relied on drama to bring pleasure, fear and entertainment.
Millions of people have become famous and have earned their living
through bringing drama to the public through the silver screen and
through the small screen. Today drama has expanded from the stage that
it started from. It is not necessary for people to have to purchase
tickets and go to the theatre for all their entertainment needs. Today
technology has helped drama mature. The public is able to view their
favourite soap opera or comedy program on the television or on the
Internet.
William Shakespeare was and still today is believed to be the greatest
playwright of all time. He had the ability to pack the theatre every
night when he was performing in one of his 37 plays of comedies,
histories and tragedies.
Baz Ulhrman described him as being "incredibly popular"
In the late 16th century Shakespeare's plays were the main for of
entertainment for everyone in the land, not only the important people
but the commoners as well.
There is not much information on Shakespeare but scholars believe that
his parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. HE did not go to a
university. He was not an only child-he had seven siblings some of
them which did not survive infancy. He was born in 1564 in Stratford -
upon - Avon, Warwickshire and the attended Stratford grammar school.
Due to his siblings' death he was then the eldest son so he became an
apprentice at his father's stop he did not stick to thins job.
He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen and it is believed
that he may have become schoolmaster.
Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had a daughter in 1583 and twins (one
boy and one girl) in 1585. The boy did not see it through infancy. He
then became an actor then began to write plays which are still being
performed and studied today.
Shakespeare spent all of his life in England and never left it
although he wrote plays about different countries. Shakespeare retired
from acting, di...
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...eginning then goes into the Macbeth script
to give the effect that the information that the witches were
discussing was the main content and that the viewers just catch ending
bit of their conversation.
I prefer Polanski's version of Macbeth as it is eerie and very
original and it stays away form the stereotypical witches.
If I were to make a version of Macbeth by William Shakespeare I would
set it in the present day in America and have the language of today to
attract a younger audience as it is hard for people to understand
Shakespeare by today's standards. Macbeth's kingdom would be territory
of a gang boss in New York. King Duncan would be the previous head of
the gang. To acquire the power of honour Macbeth would kill Duncan in
the open to make sure that people do not mess with him. The witches
would be women of the street that appear in alley ways when Macbeth is
travelling from place to place and tell him secrets of different gangs
and other information. The main story would stay the same with all the
original characters within it. It would combine a William Shakespeare
play with a modern action film as the way Romeo and Juliet was made a
few years ago.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two lovers who have to risk their lives in order to demonstrate their love and will to stay together, regardless the feud between their families. By the end, the death of Romeo and Juliet finally bring the reconciliation to these two families. It is fate that the two most shall-not meet people fall in love and it love that eventually won against hatred. Since then, there have been many different versions of Romeo and Juliet, whether it was for film, stage, musicals. These different recontextualised adaptions change the original play by many ways, some modernise the language, environment, props as well as changing the original characteristics of some characters. Out of all the different adaptions of Romeo and Juliet, two stood out the most. One was the Romeo and Juliet (1996) and directed by Baz Luhrmann and the other one was Romeo and Juliet Broadway (2013) play version,
Luhrmann bought Shakespeare's classic play about star-crossed lovers into the modern day. It was fast, action-packed and in-your-face. This film was an immediate hit with the audience. It made everyone excited and full of adrenaline - guns, loud music, fast cars and Romeo played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
One of the most celebrated plays in history, “Romeo and Juliet”, was written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. It is a story about two lovers that have to meet in secret because of an ongoing family feud. Tragically, because of their forbidden love Romeo and Juliet take their lives so they can be together. In 1997, a movie was adapted from the play “Romeo and Juliet”, directed by Baz Lurhmann. However, as alike as the movie and the play are, they are also relatively different.
Romeo and Juliet - Movie vs. Book & nbsp; Often times people say that William Shakespeare was and still is a legend. They are correct. It is amazing how Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet was written. centuries ago can be better than Franco Zefferelli's movie production of Romeo. and Juliet, which had much better technology to work with only decades ago. Although the movie appeared better, it left out some major parts. The play had better mood and plot details which made it much more dramatic and by far a better presentation of the. & nbsp; One major difference between the play and the movie occurs in mood. An example of this is the marriage scene. In the marriage scene of the play, Romeo and Juliet is very serious. The reader can tell this by the way the two speak. Romeo says that the Holy Words the Friar speaks can make something without an equal (Act II, Scene 6, Line 4).
Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, classic love story written by the incomparable William Shakespeare. Many of Shakespeare’s works are considered literary classics, but none are more loved than Romeo and Juliet. This play masterfully tells the love story of two teenagers in Elizabethan England. The title characters Romeo and Juliet are members of two feuding families, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. There are different stylistic ways of portraying Romeo and Juliet, and the two most popular film versions portray two very different styles of this one play. Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet was made in the 1970s, and is the film version most commonly shown in high school classrooms. The newest film version of this play is Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet. This version sets the classic story in a modern day setting. Both versions, while different stylistically, hold true to the basic story line of the play.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two adolescents—Romeo and Juliet from two hostile families fall in love with each other. This prohibited love ultimately turns into a romantic tragedy, in which they commit suicide for each other. Both Franco Zeffirelli’s (1968) and Baz Lurhmann’s (1996) versions retained the dialogues written by William Shakespeare in their movies. However, these two movies are directed in their own unique ways, which have several distinctive differences.
Romeo and Juliet presents an ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families whose children meet and fall in love. Markedly, the meeting scene depicting love at first sight continues to be praised by today’s critics. Romeo and Juliet then receive the label of star-crossed lovers whose tragic demise is written in the stars. In fact, Shakespeare 's work is well received and its numerous adaptations have made it one of his most enduring and notorious stories. The cinematic world brings to the screens a disastrous approach by Baz Luhrmann to do the play justice. A glance at Baz Luhrmann’s productions allows audiences to assume he delivers movies which are unlike those of any other filmmaker today, or perhaps ever. Therefore, blending a delicate
It seems that modern Hollywood filmmakers are as much in love with Shakespeare's plays as were the 16th century audiences who first enjoyed them. Recent updates of Hamlet (1996) and Romeo and Juliet (1996), both highly successful movies, bear this out, as well as the two best film versions of Richard III; Sir Laurence Olivier's 1954 "period piece", and Ian McKellan's more modern interpretation (1995).
Chloe Fleming investigates Baz Luhrmann’s capability in embodying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in his own modern film adaptation, and praises the hell out of it. With one of, if not the most popular plays in the world – you want to get it right. Director and producer Baz Luhrmann knocks it out of the ball park with his contemporary take on renowned poet William Shakespeare’s tear-jerking tragedy. In the past, Shakespeare was the backbone of the Elizabethan era, captivating his audiences’ hearts with his tissue-box-grabbing performance, and Luhrmann has made him proud with his heartfelt adaptation that keeps modern audiences entertained. The audience is taken aback when the film begins right off the bat with an anchor woman voicing the prologue of the original script, then presenting a story on two “star-cross’d lovers” that have taken their lives.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is done through the renewal of props and costumes, the reconstruction of the prologue and the upgrading of the setting, whilst preserving the original Shakespearean language. Out of the two, it is Luhrmann who targets Romeo & Juliet to a younger audience to a much larger extent than Zeffirelli.
Translated across many forms of media, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has long gripped the hearts of audiences around the world. Its many adaptations have made it readily available in a range of forms. Baz Lurhmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet is one example of film bringing the story of Romeo and Juliet to a new generation. Originally met with hesitation, Lurhmann’s film was deemed a pop culture remake of the classic story. The trailer released for the film followed suit, flashing images of violence, guns, and heart-throb Leonardo DeCaprio, in order to grab the attention of the audience. In most cases, people do not realize that behind these scenes lies subliminally transmitted emotion. Through the instrumentation
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try to emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is done through upgrading of the setting, the renewal of props and costumes, the use of water symbolism and the reconstruction of the prologue, whilst preserving the original Shakespearean language. Out of the two, it is Luhrmann who targets Romeo & Juliet to a younger audience to a much larger extent than Zeffirelli.
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.
“The most filmed of all plays, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, with its universal themes… remains uniquely adaptable for any time period,” (Botnick, 2002). Directors Franco Zeffirelli (1968) and Baz Luhrman (1996) provide examples of the plays adaption to suit the teenage generation of their time. Identifying the key elements of each version: the directors intentions, time/place, pace, symbols, language and human context is one way to clearly show how each director clearly reaches their target audience. Overall however Luhrman’s adaptation would be more effective for capturing the teenage audience.
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