The Beauty That Is Their Similarities and Differences
The parts of life which we enjoy with a great sense of emotion, conviction, and willingness, the parts of life which we claim to be of the most beautiful, all these wonders, a mere matter of opinion. For when we come across a source where we find great enlightenment, and an intense connection or agreement with its displays we all take from it a slightly different version. Since the birth of Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, many have been moved by its themes and greatness in depth, and hence have decided to put forth to new audiences their own portrayal of the sublime play. Amongst those who have been inspired by the tragedy are Franco Zeffirelli, director of the 1968 film version, and Baz Luhrman, director of the 1996 film version. It is most evident that although each piece is based on the original scripted play they are presented in extremely different ways, highlighting the similarities and differences between themselves and Shakespeare’s actual work.
When putting together a film version that is based on an original piece similarities are definitely necessary. The base of the story or the central theme (the expensive cost of the differences between the Capulets and Montagues) along with most of the same characters, and the style of dialogue are some of the few similarities that the 1968 and 1996 film version share. The new productions are relevant and therefore better than any other work which only contains weak fragments of the original play because it is always best that the main substances be alike. The story telling would be of no good use without the same strong base which includes the family feud and the expression through Elizabethan language. Another similarity between the two film versions are the numerous events that take place. In both film versions Romeo is in love with Rosaline at first and Juliet is to marry Paris. They also meet at the Capulet party and kiss. The film versions also include the events in which Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, and when Romeo gets banished from Verona. These important scenes make do for a great sense of eagerness to learn more about the upcoming events and for a truly interesting plot. The final similarity between the two newer versions is the act where both Romeo and Juliet purposely take their own lives when under the impression that they were dead.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare's plays he very rarely used original ideas. Most of the plays he wrote, such as "Romeo and Juliet," were adapted from other people's stories. Shakespeare used these ideas as basic outlines for his plays. The story of "Romeo and Juliet" had been around for hundreds of years before Shakespeare created his own version. The most recent was a poem by Arthur Brooke. His version was called Romeo and Julietta; this play was over 3000 lines long
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet I have been studying Romeo and Juliet in class and I have watched a production on television. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet for an audience used to sixteenth century stage conventions, we must appreciate that these conventions are very different from our own. The Elizabethan theatre was very distinctive, when a play was performed thousands of people would pack inside the theatre, the rich would be able to pay for seats in the stand sheltered
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo. He acted too hastily throughout the play. He shouldn't have asked Juliet to marry him so suddenly, and he should have thought more carefully before rushing back to Verona after hearing of Juliet's death. He also acted violently and without thinking when he killed Tybalt and, later, Paris. Juliet. She shouldn't have deceived and disobeyed her parents. Like Romeo, she was too hasty in rushing into marriage. She was already engaged to marry Paris
relating it to one of William Shakespeare’s greatest work, “Romeo and Juliet”, in which two long-feuding families finally end their strife after their children defy the societal expectations, and consequently take their lives away. The two lovers struggle to live up to the expectations society demands from them, which oppose the existence of their love. For example, the audience sees Juliet challenge her family’s expectations in order to protect her relationship with her true love, Romeo. Additionally,
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet “Romeo and Juliet” is a romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595, which is over 400 years ago. Romeo and Juliet are “two star-crossed lovers”, who fell in love at first sight and struggle through circumstances, which ends with their death. There are some characters that are to blame for their deaths and some more than others. The Montagues are someway to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because of the feud have with the
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 'Romeo and Juliet' is a perennial and universal play, tracking two young lovers, faced with adversity as they try to build they lives together, but inevitably end up dead because of their families' ancient feud. Before we even meet Romeo in Act 1 sc I we know he is lovesick when his father and Benvolio are discussing him saying, 'so early walking did I see your son', 'he gladly fled from me,' and 'shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out,' showing
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet `Romeo and Juliet` is one of the best love stories of all time but although Shakespeare wrote the play, the story wasn't original. It all started hundreds of years before Shakespeare was born, in Italy when myths and folktales travelled about two young lovers from enemy families. After that, a poem was written called `The tragical history of Romeus and Juliet` by Arthur Brooke in 1562. So although Shakespeare's ideas weren't original, he has developed
power which is thought to determine one's future, success or failure, etc." In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, his pair of star-crossed lovers (Juliet and Romeo) are fated to meet, fall in love, and take their lives. But does their predestined demise have an equally as important purpose? And, if so, should the Prince's final edict be carried out, and should any of those involved be punished? Romeo and Juliet's inevitable future is stated at the beginning of the play, in the
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Although the story of Romeo and Juliet is over 500 years old, it is as relevant and appealing today as it was when first performed. Although dated, the story of Romeo and Juliet still holds great appeal and relevance to today’s society, despite the differences in morals and values between William Shakespeare’s audience 500 years ago, and Baz Luhrmann’s audience today. The arising issues of order and authority, fate and love entertain/ed and appeals/ed
in the development of the major characters' personality. In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the minor characters of Friar Lawrence, the Nurse, and Tybalt are in many ways the most pivotal characters to the play's development. Friar Lawrence, a small, yet important character, is pivotal to the play's development. For example, shortly after Romeo and Juliet meet, Friar Lawrence decides to do as Romeo and Juliet wish and marry them in order to make peace between their families;
The opening scene of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will be the scene that I choose to analysis. Elements of plots that could be found in the first scene are exposition, point of attack, discovery and foreshadowing. Each one of these elements will be used to help analysis the scene and make it clear as to what is going on in the mind of Shakespeare. The first element of plot found in the first scene is exposition. We read that there are two groups The Montague’s and The Capulets, and they
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In act 1 scene 5 Capulet has thrown a party at his house. Romeo and Mercutio arrive at the Capulet house. Tybalt sees Romeo and takes Romeos presence as disrespect. Tybalt is then told by Lord Capulet to let Romeo be. Romeo also meets Juliet for the first time. This is important to the rest of the play because the two main characters are
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The fate of Romeo and Juliet was doomed from the very beginning. In this play every character has played an influential part on the lives of Romeo and Juliet, which, sadly led to this heart-breaking end. In this essay I shall discuss which characters brought this depressing ending to such a beautiful couple. From the very beginning of this play in the prologue both Romeo and Juliet are described as "star cross’d lovers". The meaning of the word "star"
William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet “He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who falls from a rock”- said Titus Maccius Plautus once. They found their only love from their only hate. William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, the story of two young lovers that lost their lives for love. But who was responsible? The family feud that had been going on for centuries, fate, the nurse or Friar Lawrence? In this essay I will be discussing every point that could have contributed to Romeo
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The play 'Romeo and Juliet' was written by one of the most famous play writers William Shakespeare. 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most famous love stories in the English literary tradition. The play focuses on romantic love and tragedy specifically the intense passion that springs up at first between Romeo and Juliet, love is a violent, ecstatic, overpowering force that supersedes all other values, loyalties, and emotions. 'Romeo and Juliet was set