Hatred Between Montagues and Capulets in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Hatred Between Montagues and Capulets in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Task

To analyse how Franco Zefferelli and Baz Lurhmann show the hatred

between the Montague's and Capulet, which is so strong in the opening

sequence of their film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Introduction

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Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is a love story and a tragedy - one

of his best known and well loved plays. The plot is simple - boy meets

girl they fall in love. However the interpretations by different

directors give a very different feel to each version because one of

the films is older than the other.

My essay is about two film versions of Romeo and Juliet. The first

version is by Franco Zefferelli and the second version is by Baz

Lurhmann each film has forty years difference in the making - the

first version is made to look more realistic for the time it was in

and the second version by Baz Lurhmann has used much more advanced

technology in the surroundings. Forty years ago you wouldn't of seen

sky- scrapers in Verona like we do in the 2nd version.

I will be comparing the similarities and the differences of both the

prologue and the first scene in my essay. I will be writing about the

use of prologue, comparing why technical angles are used, commenting

on colour and settings , background , music and sound, costume and

props, dialogue, action and a conclusion about how this affects the

way the action is shown.

In the prologue of the first version of the film by Franco Zeffrelli

the first thing that was eye-catching was a bright patterne...

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... and talk of peace? Peace- I hate the word' he gets across how much he

hates them by saying 'peace' twice when he says:'As I hate hell all

Montague's and thee' he drops his fag and crushes it with his boot.

This indicates that he wants to crush the Monteques.

Conclusion

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The purpose of my essay on Franco Zefferelli and Baz Lurhmann was to

show how the hatred between the Monteques & Capulets was so strong in

the opening sequence of their film versions of Romeo & Juliet. In my

essay I have compared how certain camera angles are used by the 2

directors.

I have talked about the use of prologue in both of the films and their

settings, background & colour. I have also mentioned music & sound,

action, costume and props and dialogue, comparing the similarities and

differences between the 2 directors.