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Comparison of Zeffirelli and Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet
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Comparison of Zeffirelli and Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet
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Zeffirelli and Luhrman's Interpretations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare was, and will be a great writer for a long time. He has
fashioned many intriguing plays which all follow the same themes:
death, fate and love. Life in the Elizabethan times was very basic and
all types of people liked to be entertained. Many people attended his
plays so it was important for him to not offend anyone in his plays.
Shakespeare cleverly added puns to his plays to make it funnier and
also so no one would get offended. As Shakespeare's main aim was to
entertain, he enjoyed making comedic plays, however after the death of
one of his twins, he began to write tragic plays, for example Romeo
and Juliet. This among many of Shakespeare's plays is a tragic love
story that was 'fated' from the start.
Romeo and Juliet is a chronicle about two teenagers falling in love as
soon as they set eyes upon one another. When they realise that they
are both in families that despise each other for reasons that are not
even known, it is too late. They are forced to get married in secret
as Juliet is promised to Paris. After their serene marriage there is a
contrast, as there is a dramatic scene change, due to Romeo being
banished for the death of Tybalt in act 3 scene 1.
Act 3 scene 1 is regarding the death of Tybalt and Mercutio. It begins
with Mercutio and Bevolio walking the sweltering streets of Verona,
when along comes the Capulets who seek Romeo. Mercutio questions why
they need to speak with Romeo and begins to 'egg' Tybalt on:
'and what a word with one of us? Couple it with something; make it a
word and a blow'
Romeo enters the scene after coming back from his wedding, and becomes
aware of the situation. He refuses to accept Tybalt's challenge as he
is now related to Tybalt:
'And so, good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as my own, be
satisfied'
Mercutio is mortified that Romeo is refusing to fight Tybalt and takes
Someone once said "An individual can never escape their fate." Fate causes events in a person's life that are only controlled by a higher power. This is evident in the play "Romeo and Juliet" written by William Shakespeare because after reading his play, the reader learns that Romeo and Juliet's fate ultimately leads to their death. In the movie adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Zeffirelli does not include some of the significant fateful events that occur in the play. However, the events that do appear in the movie makes the viewer understand that the play’s lesson is fate leads to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Comparing Zefferelli's production of Romeo and Juliet with Luhrman Production. In this essay I am going to write about the production of Romeo. In Franco Zeffirelli's production of Romeo and Juliet, the setting and language are of a traditional, realistic nature. This is complete.
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,
A Comparison of the Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet I have been studying the prologue to 'Romeo and Juliet' written by the
music changes to show that she is sad. We then get a close up of
Interpretation of the Balcony Scene by Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli of William Shakespreare's Romeo and Juliet
promises of life, … an extra-ordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I
in the way he speaks in a sly voice. He is the perfect actor to play
The environment surrounding the star-crossed lovers in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can influence audiences who may interpret the scenes in different ways. The audience can be greatly affected in their interpretation of the story by the mise-en-scene, costuming, and the hidden symbolic meaning. This great piece of literature was edited in two unique and intriguing forms, one Zeferelli directed which was filmed in 1968, and the modern version produced in 1996. The different scenes throughout the length of the party were the most influential to me in that I saw how different these movies were directed, and the different meaning I experienced from watching these movies. Focusing on the environment of the scenes and the costuming helped me in my interpretation, because I found hidden symbolism from these two qualities.
He uses close ups of Romeo and Lord Capulet. The close up of Romeo is
The Effectiveness of Zeffirelli's Interpretation of the Death Scene in Romeo and Juliet I think Zeffirelli’s interpretation of “Romeo and Juliet” is quite successful at expressing how he feels the play should be shown. He uses lots of techniques to make the play enjoyable, appealing and imaginative. To do this he uses different camera angles, realistic scenery, costumes, sounds and music. He cut some scenes that he didn’t think were particularly relevant to the storyline, and added some lines for effect. He has a love theme playing throughout the film that is played in minor and major keys depending how he wants the audience to feel.
A Comparison of the Interpretations of Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet Having studied the openings of two film versions, the two directors Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, show they interpret the play differently because of the way they see different meanings in them. By interpreting the play differently, it also means the audience pick up a different meaning. Every image seen in the beginning decides whether the audience should continue with watching the film. But what makes a film so engaging?
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.
way for us to communicate with one another and just simply having everything we need all in
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.